Bug#407338: Another GRUB upload

[Steve Langasek]

On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 09:05:06AM -0200, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> I've received a bug report[1] with an interesting patch on GRUB. This
> patch adds support to GPT on it.

> 1. http://bugs.debian.org/407338

> That would be great since it makes the Appled based Intel machines
> much simple to install and since the patch isn't too invasive I would
> like to get it in.

> Please check the bug report and post your complains ;-)

The bug report claims:

> GRUB is currently the only bootloader which is able to
> boot from GPT partitions which are mandatory when partitioning
> blockdevices which exceed 2TB in size (and become more and more common
> due to the latest developments in the storage sector).

Isn't elilo also able to boot from GPT partitions?

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