Re: Current Grub2 & problem with /boot on different drive

[Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko <phcoder@gmail.com>]

Dean Loros wrote:
> Thank You Felix!!! That was the information I lacked!!! Sorry all about the prior overly-general subject
>
> Information for Vladimir & Colin:
>
> Results of set:
>
> sh:grub> set
> ?=0
> color_highlight=magenta/black       *(custom colour to match grub image)*
> color_normal=red/black       *(same comment)*
> default=0
> gfxmode=640x480
> pager=
> prefix=(UUID=fc1446a5-94e9-40f8-9ebb-2442107fc13c)/boot/grub
> root=hd2,2
>
>   
With my patch (UUID=...) is eliminated. So someone of us three failed to
propagate the change
> I can verify that I am using Colin's PPA versions of grub2, grub-pc &
> grub-common.
> Time to menu is constant @ 3 1/2 minutes--there is a additional 30sec
> after the booting kernel is selected.
>
> Dean Loros
> autocrosser at ubuntuforums
>
>
>   
>>> I have looked as far as I can via Google to try to get into a terminal
>>> similar to how things were done in grub. There is little to no
>>> information available--I was very fluent in how to do things with
>>> grub--I am at a loss as to achieve this in grub2. 
>>>
>>>
>>> On 09/25/2009 12:36 PM, Dean Loros wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>   
>>     
>>>>> Hi Vladimir--
>>>>>
>>>>> I am unclear as to your meaning of "set"----I have defined /dev/sda in
>>>>> console as the grub install to MBR & my /boot is in /dev/sdc1. This is
>>>>> after I installed the .deb from Colin's PPA that included the patch.
>>>>> So I would think that I am using your patched grub2. Please correct me
>>>>> if I have not understood you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers!!!
>>>>> Dean
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
>>>>> <phcoder@gmail.com <mailto:phcoder@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>     Dean Loros wrote:
>>>>>     > I have installed the patched Grub2 that Colin has in his PPA &
>>>>>     done the
>>>>>     > normal updating that he requested including confirming that it is
>>>>>     > installed to my first drive. It is the only grub installed on my
>>>>>     system,
>>>>>     > so I feel very certain that I was using it during my timed run last
>>>>>     > evening. To re-confirm:
>>>>>     >
>>>>>     > dean@linux:~/Desktop$ sudo grub-install /dev/sda
>>>>>     > Installation finished. No error reported.
>>>>>     > This is the contents of the device map /boot/grub/device.map.
>>>>>     > Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is incorrect,
>>>>>     > fix it and re-run the script `grub-install'.
>>>>>     >
>>>>>     > (hd0)    /dev/sda
>>>>>     > (hd1)    /dev/sdb
>>>>>     > (hd2)    /dev/sdc
>>>>>     > (hd3)    /dev/sdd
>>>>>     > dean@linux:~/Desktop$ grub-install -v
>>>>>     > grub-install (GNU GRUB 1.97~beta3)
>>>>>     >
>>>>>     > Is there anything else you want me to check?
>>>>>     >
>>>>>     >
>>>>>     I already said: try "set" from grub console
>>>>>     > Cheers!!!
>>>>>     > Dean
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>>           
>>>     
>>> Dean Loros
>>> autocrosser at ubuntuforums.org
>>> Performance by Design Ltd.
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>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:56:51 +0200
>>> From: Felix Zielcke <fzielcke@z-51.de>
>>> Subject: Re: Current Grub2 & problem with /boot on different drive
>>> To: The development of GRUB 2 <grub-devel@gnu.org>
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>>>
>>> Am Sonntag, den 27.09.2009, 07:53 -0700 schrieb Dean Loros:
>>>   
>>>       
>>   
>>     
>>>>> I have looked as far as I can via Google to try to get into a terminal
>>>>> similar to how things were done in grub. There is little to no
>>>>> information available--I was very fluent in how to do things with
>>>>> grub--I am at a loss as to achieve this in grub2.  
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>>           
>>>     
>>> Vladimir means to press `c' when the menu gets shown and to type `set'
>>> and then tell us the output.
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>   
>>     
>>>>> On 09/25/2009 12:36 PM, Dean Loros wrote: 
>>>>>     
>>>>>           
>>>     
>>>       
>>>>>>> Hi Vladimir--
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am unclear as to your meaning of "set"----I have defined /dev/sda
>>>>>>> in console as the grub install to MBR & my /boot is in /dev/sdc1.
>>>>>>> This is after I installed the .deb from Colin's PPA that included
>>>>>>> the patch. So I would think that I am using your patched grub2.
>>>>>>> Please correct me if I have not understood you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers!!!
>>>>>>> Dean
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
>>>>>>> <phcoder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>         Dean Loros wrote:
>>>>>>>         > I have installed the patched Grub2 that Colin has in his
>>>>>>>         PPA & done the
>>>>>>>         > normal updating that he requested including confirming
>>>>>>>         that it is
>>>>>>>         > installed to my first drive. It is the only grub installed
>>>>>>>         on my system,
>>>>>>>         > so I feel very certain that I was using it during my timed
>>>>>>>         run last
>>>>>>>         > evening. To re-confirm:
>>>>>>>         >
>>>>>>>         > dean@linux:~/Desktop$ sudo grub-install /dev/sda
>>>>>>>         > Installation finished. No error reported.
>>>>>>>         > This is the contents of the device
>>>>>>>         map /boot/grub/device.map.
>>>>>>>         > Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is
>>>>>>>         incorrect,
>>>>>>>         > fix it and re-run the script `grub-install'.
>>>>>>>         >
>>>>>>>         > (hd0)    /dev/sda
>>>>>>>         > (hd1)    /dev/sdb
>>>>>>>         > (hd2)    /dev/sdc
>>>>>>>         > (hd3)    /dev/sdd
>>>>>>>         > dean@linux:~/Desktop$ grub-install -v
>>>>>>>         > grub-install (GNU GRUB 1.97~beta3)
>>>>>>>         >
>>>>>>>         > Is there anything else you want me to check?
>>>>>>>         >
>>>>>>>         >
>>>>>>>         
>>>>>>>         I already said: try "set" from grub console
>>>>>>>         > Cheers!!!
>>>>>>>         > Dean
>>>>>>>               
>>>>       
>>>>         
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