Parttool module (msdos_part)

[quicksand]

I have a triple boot system set up (Ubuntu, Windows 7, Windows XP). When I boot into one of the windows-es, I have to hide the other's partition from it (for compatibility and security reasons). In grub2 I use the following commands:
parttool (hd0,3) hidden+
parttool (hd0,4) hidden-

After switching to Burg, it refused to boot my windows. Issuing the commands in its console revealed that the above commands failed with:
parttool: there is no parttool for part_msdos.

While browsing through my old /boot/grub directory and comparing parttool.mod and parttool.lst with those in /boot/burg, I've noticed that grub has the following line in .lst:
part_msdos: msdospart
Adding the above line in burg's parttool.lst solved the problem.
Also, grub's parttool.mod is bigger that burg's (4.4 KB vs 3.2 KB), which shows that grub's version of parttool is newer.

Please update burg's parttool module. I've almost given up on it and returned to grub2. The nice graphical boot menu is useless if I can't use it for it's base functionality: starting my OS'es.

In spite of the bug, thank you and congratulations for your efforts! You've made my (and many others', I'm sure) computer's boot screen more enjoyable.

All the best!

Matei Tene
Student
Romana

[bean (bean123ch)]

Thanks for noticing this, it's easy to fix.

BTW, burg's version of parttool is exactly the same as grub2's. The size difference is due to the fact that burg uses a new object format which reduce size dramatically, but the function is the same. You can compare other module file as well to see similar result.

[bean (bean123ch)]

This should be fixed in bzr r1820.