Bug#428094: grub: "mem_lower" patch is needed for some machines to boot

[Robert Millan]

On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 11:32:55PM +0200, Tormod Volden wrote:
> Package: grub
> Version: 0.97-28
> Severity: important
> Tags: patch
> 
> 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106887
> 
> This problem was reported by "Linoleum" and "mpwalter" in Ubuntu bug #106887, but we tested the Debian packages 
> as well, and they also need the patch. This was confirmed by "cs224" who runs Debian lenny. The patch was 
> introduced in Mandriva and is also used by Red Hat.
> 
> >From the Ubuntu changelog (grub 0.97-20ubuntu7):
> 
>     Add patch from Mandriva grub-0.95-mem_lower.patch (Ubuntu bug #106887)
>     Allows grub to boot on some computer where only lilo and syslinux
>     would work. Uses memory detection similar to syslinux.
>     http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-grub@gnu.org/msg06526.html

Thanks for your interest.  I'm more concerned about grub 2 though, since this
code is going to be thrown away in the near future.

Do you have one of these computers?  Could you try grub 2 in it and report?

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