Re: root seems to be incorrectly set after install (patch works)

[George Lengel <lengel1@comcast.net>]

>> I have looked at this problem deeply, and I think the following changes
>> would be required:
>>
>> - A variable to specify where grub.cfg and modules are present. Currently,
>> we have it only for a prefix without a drive. So grub_root_drive or
>> something must be added. It could be added to kern/i386/pc/startup.S, but
>> boot/i386/pc/boot.S might be more appropriate (if there is space large
>> enough).
>>
>> - grub-setup must handle a root drive independently, of a boot drive or an
>> embedding drive.
>>
>> - kern/i386/pc/init.c must be modified accordingly.
>>
>> The scinarii would be the following:
>>
>> - If a core image is embedded, and a grub directory is in the same drive,
>> all drives should be set to -1, thus a boot drive passed by BIOS or another
>> boot loader will be used.
>>
>> - If a core image is embedded, and a grub directory is in a different
>> drive, a root drive must be explicitly set by grub-setup. The other drives
>> will be set by BIOS or another boot loader.
>>
>> - If a core image is not embedded, and it is in the same drive, the same as
>> the first example.
>>
>> - If a core image is not embedded, and it is in a different drive, an
>> embedding drive is identical to a root drive, and must be set explicitly by
>> grub-setup.
>>
>> I am planning to fix it myself, but if I look too slow, please feel free to
>> fix it instead of me.
>>     
>
> I think I have fixed it. Please test it, if you can.
>   

Hello,

I pulled the latest source from CVS tonight and after compiling and 
installing, it looks like your patch works! I no longer was dropped into 
rescue mode and my system booted.

I did encounter one problem. My screen is corrupted and the menu is 
unreadable. Grub is loading the menu correctly and if I wait for the 
timeout, everything boots fine. This is not a problem unless at some 
point I need to read the screen. :)