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grub2 package

  1. Bug #555500
  2. Comment #10

Comment 10 for bug 555500

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TJ (tj) wrote : Re: [Bug 555500] Re: Buggy BIOS hard disk workaround missing; causes: "Geom Error"

On Thu, 2010-04-08 at 17:06 +0000, Colin Watson wrote:
> Could you try this patch:
>
> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-
> dev/ubuntu/lucid/grub2/lucid/annotate/head%3A/debian/patches/975_hostdisk_hd.diff
>
> Based on inspection of the resulting boot sector, it seems to be doing
> the right thing for me.

Confirmed, it works. Thanks for figuring out the 'proper' way to do it.
It helps when someone is familiar with the source :)