diff -rc grub-0.97-orig/util/grub-install.in grub-0.97/util/grub-install.in
*** grub-0.97-orig/util/grub-install.in	2008-09-18 11:32:13.000000000 +0200
--- grub-0.97/util/grub-install.in	2008-09-18 11:36:40.000000000 +0200
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*** 194,217 ****
  # Usage: resolve_symlink file
  # Find the real file/device that file points at
  resolve_symlink () {
! 	tmp_fname=$1
! 	# Resolve symlinks
! 	while test -L $tmp_fname; do
! 		tmp_new_fname=`ls -al $tmp_fname | sed -n 's%.*-> \(.*\)%\1%p'`
! 		if test -z "$tmp_new_fname"; then
! 			echo "Unrecognized ls output" 2>&1
! 			exit 1
! 		fi
! 
! 		# Convert relative symlinks
! 		case $tmp_new_fname in
! 			/*) tmp_fname="$tmp_new_fname"
! 			;;
! 			*) tmp_fname="`echo $tmp_fname | sed 's%/[^/]*$%%'`/$tmp_new_fname"
! 			;;
! 		esac
! 	done
! 	echo "$tmp_fname"
  }
  
  # Usage: find_device file
--- 194,200 ----
  # Usage: resolve_symlink file
  # Find the real file/device that file points at
  resolve_symlink () {
! 	readlink -f $1
  }
  
  # Usage: find_device file