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[Tobias Oetiker <tobi@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Knuth,

Yesterday K. Posern wrote:

> Hi everybody,
>
> grub2 + intel works like charm (just the same as grub1 ;)...
>
> The secret: linux16 instead of linux (and initrd16 instead of initrd for
> those who need it).
>
> Good night,
>
> Knuth
>
> P.S.:
> Only the 2.6.36-rc remain broken (with grub1 and grub2).
> I will keep you posted...

so on ubuntu this means ...

--- /etc/grub.d/10_linux.original       2010-07-01 23:26:52.000000000 +0200
+++ /etc/grub.d/10_linux        2010-09-15 06:32:58.234809003 +0200
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 EOF
   fi
   cat << EOF
-       linux   ${rel_dirname}/${basename} root=${linux_root_device_thisversion} ro ${args}
+       linux16 ${rel_dirname}/${basename} root=${linux_root_device_thisversion} ro ${args}
 EOF
   if [ "x$5" != "xquiet" ]; then
     cat << EOF
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
   fi
   if test -n "${initrd}" ; then
     cat << EOF
-       initrd  ${rel_dirname}/${initrd}
+       initrd16 ${rel_dirname}/${initrd}
 EOF
   fi
   cat << EOF

and indeed ... intel graphics work like charm with 2.6.35

if you try this at home, maybe using

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/drivers-only/ubuntu lucid main

also has a hand ... my system is not exacly pristine lucid anymore ...

cheers
tobi


>
>

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