From: adam@address.invalid   
      
   TJ wrote:   
   > I know nothing of how the   
   > "upgrade" procedure decides what to replace and what to leave alone.   
   > That's why I always do clean installs of new releases.   
      
   I always do clean installs of new releases too.  However, two or three   
   times when something (usually a new kernel as part of the latest   
   updates) has screwed up GRUB to the point where it can't get to the GRUB   
   menu, booting from my install DVD and "upgrading" my current   
   installation to the same release has reinstalled (or somehow fixed)   
   GRUB.  I use a separate boot manager and have each distro's boot loader   
   on the distro's root partition.  I don't recall ever needing to do this   
   with Mandriva, though.   
      
   Adam   
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