GNU GRUB - Bugs: bug #31148, Grub Loopback Module Does not...
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bug #31148: Grub Loopback Module Does not Contain Offset Functionality
Submitter: | Jakub Sadowski <kaboosh> | ||
Submitted: | Tue 28 Sep 2010 10:22:34 AM UTC | ||
Category: | Disk & Partition | Severity: | Major |
Priority: | 5 - Normal | Item Group: | Feature Request |
Status: | Wont Fix | Privacy: | Public |
Assigned to: | None | Originator Name: | Jakub Sadowski |
Open/Closed: | Closed | Release: | 1.98 |
Release: | Reproducibility: | Every Time | |
Planned Release: | None |
Wed 21 Mar 2012 10:02:33 PM UTC, comment #4: |
Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder> |
Wed 21 Mar 2012 09:47:07 PM UTC, comment #3: Rationale for this bug to be re-opened:
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Jakub Sadowski <kaboosh> |
Sat 16 Oct 2010 03:21:06 PM UTC, comment #2: In case of Linux this feature is mostly a hack to compensate the lack of partition handling on loop devices. GRUB has no such problem. So unless someone supplies a valid usecase (feel free to), this additional functionality is useless |
Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder> |
Thu 30 Sep 2010 12:19:42 AM UTC, comment #1: No additional feature is required. This can already be accomplished using blocklist syntax: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#Block-list-syntax
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Jordan Uggla <jordanu> |
Tue 28 Sep 2010 10:22:34 AM UTC, original submission:
The Linux loopback module and tools allow for a loopback device to be created with an offset from a file or device. To reproduce:
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Jakub Sadowski <kaboosh> |
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Date | Changed by | Updated Field | Previous Value | => | Replaced by |
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2010-10-16 | phcoder | Status | None | Wont Fix | |
Open/Closed | Open | Closed |
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Corresponding source code
loopback loop /myfile
root=loop0,msdos1