Re: [ros-general] ROS installer scribbled over my ext2 partition :-(

[Christof Petig]

(resent, looks like it got lost in the server outage)

Ge van Geldorp schrieb:
> >   From: Christof
> > Petig
> >  
> >  How can I get ROS to boot from that partition (Setting up 
> >  grub+freeldr (as described in the wiki) does not work for me here).
> >   
>  
>  
>  There was a bug in the multiboot code (used when you use
>  grub+freeldr) making this combination suitable for booting from the
>  first primary partition of the first harddisk only. I fixed that bug
>  last week but backed the change out because it caused other problems.
>  I think those other problems are solved now so I'll re-apply the
>  bugfix for multiboot shortly. 
So, if I understand correctly, I should simply replace freeldr.sys by
one out of a binary snapshot (if such a beast exists) next week and try
again ;-)

What about ROS installer displaying a totally wrong partition list (see
above in this thread)? Should I file a bug? [Actually this lead me to
select the wrong partition by not checking that carefully (the extended
partitions did show up but the primary partition following the extended
did not)]

   Christof