On Thu, Dec 03, 2009 at 03:10:19PM EST, Tom H wrote: > >> Is the os-prober package installed? > > > Nope... > > They may or may not be an os-prober package but when it comes to grub, > os-prober is a script in /etc/grub.d (/etc/grub.d/30_os-prober). If it > is executable, it will add the kernels that it finds to > /boot/grub/grub.cfg when update-grub is run. > > > >> I don't like the idea of grub building its .cfg file from bits and > >> pieces of grub-legacy, or lilo stuff that may live on other > >> partitions. > >> So, I let it happen once to build grub.cfg and copied all the stanzas > >> from other systems to /etc/grub.d/40_custom, modified them to my > >> liking, deactivated os-prober by making the script in /etc/grub.d/ '-x', > >> and ran update-grub. > > I do the same. All my entries are in 40_custom and 10_linux and > 30_os-prober are not executable.
Way to go if you'd rather stay out of trouble. CJ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
