diff -ruNp grub-0.97/stage2/fsys_ext2fs.c grub-0.97-patch/stage2/fsys_ext2fs.c
--- grub-0.97/stage2/fsys_ext2fs.c      2004-08-08 20:19:18.000000000 +0200
+++ grub-0.97-patch/stage2/fsys_ext2fs.c        2007-12-29 16:25:19.000000000 
+0100
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ typedef unsigned int __u32;
 #define EXT2_TIND_BLOCK                 (EXT2_DIND_BLOCK + 1)
 #define EXT2_N_BLOCKS                   (EXT2_TIND_BLOCK + 1)
 
+/* Inode flags */
+#define EXT4_EXTENTS_FL                 0x00080000 /* Inode uses extents */
+
 /* include/linux/ext2_fs.h */
 struct ext2_super_block
   {
@@ -191,6 +194,42 @@ struct ext2_dir_entry
 #define EXT2_DIR_REC_LEN(name_len)      (((name_len) + 8 + EXT2_DIR_ROUND) & \
                                          ~EXT2_DIR_ROUND)
 
+/* linux/ext4_fs_extents.h */
+/*
+ * This is the extent on-disk structure.
+ * It's used at the bottom of the tree.
+ */
+struct ext4_extent {
+    __u32 ee_block;       /* first logical block extent covers */
+    __u16 ee_len;         /* number of blocks covered by extent */
+    __u16 ee_start_hi;    /* high 16 bits of physical block */
+    __u32 ee_start;       /* low 32 bits of physical block */
+};
+
+/*
+ * This is index on-disk structure.
+ * It's used at all the levels except the bottom.
+ */
+struct ext4_extent_idx {
+    __u32 ei_block;       /* index covers logical blocks from 'block' */
+    __u32 ei_leaf;        /* pointer to the physical block of the next *
+                                 * level. leaf or next index could be there */
+    __u16 ei_leaf_hi;     /* high 16 bits of physical block */
+    __u16 ei_unused;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Each block (leaves and indexes), even inode-stored has header.
+ */
+struct ext4_extent_header {
+    __u16  eh_magic;       /* probably will support different formats */
+    __u16  eh_entries;     /* number of valid entries */
+    __u16  eh_max;         /* capacity of store in entries */
+    __u16  eh_depth;       /* has tree real underlying blocks? */
+    __u32  eh_generation;  /* generation of the tree */
+};
+
+#define EXT4_EXT_MAGIC          0xf30a
 
 /* ext2/super.c */
 #define log2(n) ffz(~(n))
@@ -279,6 +318,26 @@ ext2_rdfsb (int fsblock, int buffer)
                  EXT2_BLOCK_SIZE (SUPERBLOCK), (char *) buffer);
 }
 
+/* Walk through extents index tree to find the good leaf */
+static struct ext4_extent_header * 
+ext4_recurse_extent_index(struct ext4_extent_header *extent_block, int logical_block)
+{
+  int i;
+  struct ext4_extent_idx *index = (struct ext4_extent_idx *) (extent_block + 1);
+  if (extent_block->eh_magic != EXT4_EXT_MAGIC)
+    return NULL;
+  if (extent_block->eh_depth == 0)
+    return extent_block;
+  for (i = 0; i < extent_block->eh_entries; i++)
+    {
+      if (logical_block < index[i].ei_block)
+        break;
+    }
+  if (i == 0 || !ext2_rdfsb(index[i-1].ei_leaf, DATABLOCK1))
+    return NULL;
+  return (ext4_recurse_extent_index((struct ext4_extent_header *) DATABLOCK1, logical_block));
+}
+
 /* from
   ext2/inode.c:ext2_bmap()
 */
--- grub-0.97/stage2/fsys_ext2fs.c~	2008-12-28 20:19:00.000000000 +0100
+++ grub-0.97/stage2/fsys_ext2fs.c	2008-12-28 20:19:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -366,83 +366,106 @@
     }
   printf ("logical block %d\n", logical_block);
 #endif /* E2DEBUG */
-
-  /* if it is directly pointed to by the inode, return that physical addr */
-  if (logical_block < EXT2_NDIR_BLOCKS)
-    {
-#ifdef E2DEBUG
-      printf ("returning %d\n", (unsigned char *) (INODE->i_block[logical_block]));
-      printf ("returning %d\n", INODE->i_block[logical_block]);
-#endif /* E2DEBUG */
-      return INODE->i_block[logical_block];
-    }
-  /* else */
-  logical_block -= EXT2_NDIR_BLOCKS;
-  /* try the indirect block */
-  if (logical_block < EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK))
+  /* standard ext2 inode */
+  if (!(INODE->i_flags & EXT4_EXTENTS_FL))
     {
-      if (mapblock1 != 1
-	  && !ext2_rdfsb (INODE->i_block[EXT2_IND_BLOCK], DATABLOCK1))
-	{
-	  errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
-	  return -1;
-	}
-      mapblock1 = 1;
-      return ((__u32 *) DATABLOCK1)[logical_block];
-    }
-  /* else */
-  logical_block -= EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK);
-  /* now try the double indirect block */
-  if (logical_block < (1 << (EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK_BITS (SUPERBLOCK) * 2)))
-    {
-      int bnum;
-      if (mapblock1 != 2
-	  && !ext2_rdfsb (INODE->i_block[EXT2_DIND_BLOCK], DATABLOCK1))
-	{
-	  errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
-	  return -1;
-	}
-      mapblock1 = 2;
-      if ((bnum = (((__u32 *) DATABLOCK1)
-		   [logical_block >> EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK_BITS (SUPERBLOCK)]))
-	  != mapblock2
-	  && !ext2_rdfsb (bnum, DATABLOCK2))
-	{
-	  errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
-	  return -1;
-	}
-      mapblock2 = bnum;
+      /* if it is directly pointed to by the inode, return that physical addr */
+      if (logical_block < EXT2_NDIR_BLOCKS)
+        {
+#ifdef E2DEBUG
+          printf ("returning %d\n", (unsigned char *) (INODE->i_block[logical_block]));
+          printf ("returning %d\n", INODE->i_block[logical_block]);
+#endif /* E2DEBUG */
+          return INODE->i_block[logical_block];
+        }
+      /* else */
+      logical_block -= EXT2_NDIR_BLOCKS;
+      /* try the indirect block */
+      if (logical_block < EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK))
+        {
+          if (mapblock1 != 1
+         && !ext2_rdfsb (INODE->i_block[EXT2_IND_BLOCK], DATABLOCK1))
+       {
+         errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
+         return -1;
+       }
+          mapblock1 = 1;
+          return ((__u32 *) DATABLOCK1)[logical_block];
+        }
+      /* else */
+      logical_block -= EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK);
+      /* now try the double indirect block */
+      if (logical_block < (1 << (EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK_BITS (SUPERBLOCK) * 2)))
+        {
+          int bnum;
+          if (mapblock1 != 2
+         && !ext2_rdfsb (INODE->i_block[EXT2_DIND_BLOCK], DATABLOCK1))
+       {
+         errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
+         return -1;
+       }
+          mapblock1 = 2;
+          if ((bnum = (((__u32 *) DATABLOCK1)
+                  [logical_block >> EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK_BITS (SUPERBLOCK)]))
+         != mapblock2
+         && !ext2_rdfsb (bnum, DATABLOCK2))
+       {
+         errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
+         return -1;
+       }
+          mapblock2 = bnum;
+          return ((__u32 *) DATABLOCK2)
+            [logical_block & (EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK) - 1)];
+        }
+      /* else */
+      mapblock2 = -1;
+      logical_block -= (1 << (EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK_BITS (SUPERBLOCK) * 2));
+      if (mapblock1 != 3
+          && !ext2_rdfsb (INODE->i_block[EXT2_TIND_BLOCK], DATABLOCK1))
+        {
+          errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
+          return -1;
+        }
+      mapblock1 = 3;
+      if (!ext2_rdfsb (((__u32 *) DATABLOCK1)
+                  [logical_block >> (EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK_BITS (SUPERBLOCK)
+                                     * 2)],
+                  DATABLOCK2))
+        {
+          errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
+          return -1;
+        }
+      if (!ext2_rdfsb (((__u32 *) DATABLOCK2)
+                  [(logical_block >> EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK_BITS (SUPERBLOCK))
+                   & (EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK) - 1)],
+                  DATABLOCK2))
+        {
+          errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
+          return -1;
+        }
       return ((__u32 *) DATABLOCK2)
-	[logical_block & (EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK) - 1)];
-    }
-  /* else */
-  mapblock2 = -1;
-  logical_block -= (1 << (EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK_BITS (SUPERBLOCK) * 2));
-  if (mapblock1 != 3
-      && !ext2_rdfsb (INODE->i_block[EXT2_TIND_BLOCK], DATABLOCK1))
-    {
-      errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
-      return -1;
+       [logical_block & (EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK) - 1)];
     }
-  mapblock1 = 3;
-  if (!ext2_rdfsb (((__u32 *) DATABLOCK1)
-		   [logical_block >> (EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK_BITS (SUPERBLOCK)
-				      * 2)],
-		   DATABLOCK2))
-    {
-      errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
-      return -1;
-    }
-  if (!ext2_rdfsb (((__u32 *) DATABLOCK2)
-		   [(logical_block >> EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK_BITS (SUPERBLOCK))
-		    & (EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK) - 1)],
-		   DATABLOCK2))
+  /* inode is in extents format */
+  else
     {
+      int i;
+      struct ext4_extent_header *extent_hdr = ext4_recurse_extent_index((struct ext4_extent_header *) INODE->i_block, logical_block);
+      struct ext4_extent *extent = (struct ext4_extent *) (extent_hdr + 1);
+      if ( extent_hdr == NULL || extent_hdr->eh_magic != EXT4_EXT_MAGIC)
+      {
+        errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
+        return -1;
+      }
+      for (i = 0; i<extent_hdr->eh_entries; i++)
+        {
+          if (extent[i].ee_block <= logical_block && logical_block < extent[i].ee_block + extent[i].ee_len && !(extent[i].ee_len>>15))
+            return (logical_block - extent[i].ee_block + extent[i].ee_start);
+        }
+      /* We should not arrive here */
       errnum = ERR_FSYS_CORRUPT;
       return -1;
     }
-  return ((__u32 *) DATABLOCK2)
-    [logical_block & (EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK) - 1)];
 }
 
 /* preconditions: all preconds of ext2fs_block_map */