Re: [PATCH] Search for the bootloader without using the root path. (#452223)

[David Cantrell <dcantrell redhat com>]

No objections to the patch, but I haven't tested it locally.

Joel Granados wrote:
> Ping. any reviews???
> ----- "Joel Granados" <jgranado redhat com> wrote:
> 
>> FYI, this happens when we are updating. not installing.
>> ----- "Joel Granados" <jgranado redhat com> wrote:
>>
>>> ----- "Martin Sivak" <msivak redhat com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> what bootloader will it look for in the / of installer
>> environment?
>>> As I said, the reason for the device being in /dev/.. instead of
>>> /root/dev/... escapes me.  I don't know with certainty if its
>> suppose
>>> to be one way or the other.   In any case, the worst that can
>> happen
>>> is that the bootloader is not found.
>>>
>>>> Shouldn't it be the same set of /dev files to iterate through?
>>> As far as I know, it should.  But they are different in this code
>>> path.  Again, not sure why.
>>>
>>>> Moreover, the set of config files is going to be different, as
>>>> installer media use syslinux or some other stuff..
>>> nope, booty only looks for lilo, grub, and yaboot not syslinux.
>>>
>>> I accept that the patch is a little hackish but I'm trying to avoid
>> a
>>> possible bigger change.
>>>> Martin
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Joel Granados" <jgranado redhat com>
>>>> To: "Discussion of Development and Customization of the Red Hat
>>> Linux
>>>> Installer" <anaconda-devel-list redhat com>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 3:31:25 PM GMT +01:00 Amsterdam
>> /
>>>> Berlin / Bern / Rome / Stockholm / Vienna
>>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Search for the bootloader without using the
>>> root
>>>> path. (#452223)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- "Joel Granados Moreno" <jgranado redhat com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>  iw/upgrade_bootloader_gui.py     |    6 ++++++
>>>>>  textw/upgrade_bootloader_text.py |    6 ++++++
>>>>>  2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/iw/upgrade_bootloader_gui.py
>>>>> b/iw/upgrade_bootloader_gui.py
>>>>> index b9ba540..9667fad 100644
>>>>> --- a/iw/upgrade_bootloader_gui.py
>>>>> +++ b/iw/upgrade_bootloader_gui.py
>>>>> @@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ class UpgradeBootloaderWindow
>> (InstallWindow):
>>>>>          (self.type, self.bootDev) = \
>>>>>
>>>>> checkbootloader.getBootloaderTypeAndBoot(dispatch.instPath)
>>>>>
>>>>> +        # We will try once more without a root path to see if
>> we
>>>> can
>>>>> find the bootloader.
>>>>> +        if self.type is None and self.bootDev is None:
>>>>> +            (self.type, self.bootDev) = \
>>>>> +
>>>>> checkbootloader.getBootloaderTypeAndBoot(dispatch.instPath)
>>>>> +
>>>>> +
>>>>>
>>>>>          self.update_radio = gtk.RadioButton(None, _("_Update
>> boot
>>>>> loader configuration"))
>>>>>          updatestr = _("This will update your current boot
>>>> loader.")
>>>>> diff --git a/textw/upgrade_bootloader_text.py
>>>>> b/textw/upgrade_bootloader_text.py
>>>>> index a332c8d..ae9af39 100644
>>>>> --- a/textw/upgrade_bootloader_text.py
>>>>> +++ b/textw/upgrade_bootloader_text.py
>>>>> @@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ class UpgradeBootloaderWindow:
>>>>>          (self.type, self.bootDev) = \
>>>>>
>>>>> checkbootloader.getBootloaderTypeAndBoot(dispatch.instPath)
>>>>>
>>>>> +        # We will try once more without a root path to see if
>> we
>>>> can
>>>>> find the bootloader.
>>>>> +        if self.type is None and self.bootDev is None:
>>>>> +            (self.type, self.bootDev) = \
>>>>> +
>>>>> checkbootloader.getBootloaderTypeAndBoot(dispatch.instPath)
>>>> I just realized the obvious mistake of leaving
>> "dispatch.instPath"
>>> as
>>>> an argument.  I have already modified the patch so the function
>> call
>>>> is "checkbootloader.getBootloaderTypeAndBoot()".  Any other
>> issues?
>>>>> +
>>>>> +
>>>>>          blradio = RadioGroup()
>>>>>
>>>>>          (update, newbl, nobl) = (0, 0, 0)
>>>>> --
>>>>> 1.5.6.5
>>>>>
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>> -- 
>> Joel Andres Granados
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David Cantrell <dcantrell redhat com>
Red Hat / Honolulu, HI