retitle 465247 missing documentation of /etc/default/grub thanks On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 12:58:27PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: > Package: grub-pc > Version: 1.96+20080210-1 > Severity: normal > > After installing grub-pc, one thing I wanted to change was to enable the > quiet option (which imho should be default, separate bug report will > follow). > It was not easy to find out, how to do that. There wasn't either a > README.Debian, nor a commented /etc/default/grub file.
I think the appropiate place for that would be update-grub's --help output. This would (I expect) automatically add the info to update-grub's manpage. If you have time, could you try sending a patch for that in upstream? > After digging into /etc/grub.d/10_linux, I found, that (most likely) > the preferred way to change the kopts, is to > add GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX to /etc/default/grub. > Imho GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX should be added to /etc/default/grub by default > with comments about the available options. This will be reconverted automatically when I have a minute to review the patch that was sent. > There are also other config variables, like GRUB_DRIVE_BOOT or > GRUB_DEVICE which aren't documented and easy accessible. I don't remember about these two, but note that not all variables are meant to be user-editted. -- Robert Millan <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call… if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
