Ubuntu
grub2 package

  1. Natty (11.04)
  2. Bug #759772
  3. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 759772

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Gene Cumm (gene-cumm) wrote :

I believe the primary use case would be when you wish to target the volume (i.e. grub-install /dev/sda1).

If the concern is size, this has been officially resolved with Boot Area B's specifications.

https://<email address hidden>/msg34016.html

  We do leave the first 1MB of each device alone. Can we do 256K-1024K
  for the boot loader? We don't have an immediate need for the extra
  space, but I'd like to reserve a little more than the extra 64KB.

With a small loader in Boot Area A and the primary payload in Boot Area B, this should alleviate most size constraints.