Bug 165218 - RHEL5-rg-bug: Errors in Section 2.4.2 File Names and Blocklists
Summary: RHEL5-rg-bug: Errors in Section 2.4.2 File Names and Blocklists
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: rhel-sg
Version: 4.5
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Michael Hideo
QA Contact: John Ha
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Blocks: 148897
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Reported: 2005-08-05 15:32 UTC by Rick Sykes
Modified: 2014-08-04 22:15 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

Fixed In Version: RHEL 4.5 RHEL 5
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2008-07-24 01:40:41 UTC
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Description Rick Sykes 2005-08-05 15:32:25 UTC
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Description of problem:
The text reads:
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The following is a sample blocklist:

0+50,100+25,200+1

This sample blocklist specifies a file that starts at the first block on the partition and uses blocks 0 through 49, 99 through 124, and 199.
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I do not know how GRUB blocklists work, but if "0+50" specifies an offset of 0 and a length of 50 blocks, (blocks 0-49 inclusive), then "100+25" should specify 25 blocks starting at 100 and "200+1" should specify 1 block starting at 200.  (The guide's text "99 through 124, and 199" should read, "100 through 124, and 200".)

A couple of sentences down, the specification

(hd0,0)+1

is described as "the chain loading file in the first partition of the first hard drive".  This is correct, as far as it goes, but the specification contains more detail.  It actually refers to "the chain loading file which is one block long and located at offset 0 in the first partition of the first hard drive".  That file is also called the Master Boot Record, and since the reference guide has already discussed the MBR in relation to GRUB, you might mention that also.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rhel-rg(EN)-4-Print-RHI (2004-09-30T17:13)

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Turn to page 12.
2.Read the last 1/4 of the page.
3.
  

Actual Results:  "99 through 124" inclusive is 26 blocks

Additional info:

Comment 1 Mike Behm 2006-02-10 18:55:35 UTC
Updated description as suggested.

Comment 2 Michael Hideo 2007-03-07 01:54:59 UTC
Need to verify

Comment 3 Michael Hideo 2007-06-06 05:01:55 UTC
Adding ecs-dev-list for wider coverage

Comment 4 Don Domingo 2007-06-26 04:46:23 UTC
verified as in source. reassigning to mhideo for push to live

Comment 5 Michael Hideo 2007-10-23 02:48:43 UTC
Removing automation notification


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