FS#76687 - [os-prober] fails to detect Windows Bootmanager on old BIOS (non-efi) needs ntfs-3g as dependency

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by spychodelics (spychodelics) - Monday, 28 November 2022, 14:48 GMT
Last edited by Buggy McBugFace (bugbot) - Saturday, 25 November 2023, 20:05 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Levente Polyak (anthraxx)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

os-prober fails to detect Windows Bootmanager on old BIOS (non-efi) without nfts-3g, needs installed ntfs-3g to successfully detects Windows 10
Suggest to add ntfs-3g as optional dependency with install info / comment

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB#Detecting_other_operating_systems


archlinux installmedium iso -> os-prober detects Windows 10 bootloader
fresh archlinux install -> os-prober does not detect windows 10
fresh archlinux install with added ntfs-3g package -> os-prober detects Windows 10 bootloader

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Closed by  Buggy McBugFace (bugbot)
Saturday, 25 November 2023, 20:05 GMT
Reason for closing:  Moved
Additional comments about closing:  https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/p ackaging/packages/os-prober/issues/1

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