On Sun 13 May 2012 at 13:45:14 -0400, Tom H wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 6:57 AM, Indulekha <indule...@theunworthy.com> wrote: > > > > Probably want to skip that "--root-directory" option, unless you're > > trying to avoid the mbr for some valid reason... > > Might want to stick with genuine Debian documentation, too, unless > > you're actually running Ubuntu... > > In the case of grub, there's absolutely no difference between Ubuntu > and Debian, at least when comparing 10.04 and Squeeze. For 12.04, and > perhaps earlier versions, "--root-directory" has been replaced by > "--boot-directory" (by upstream not by Ubunical)...
Both options are accepted but only --boot-directory (which is thought to be less confusing) is documented in the manual. > The "--root-directory=/" is superfluous and innocuous because it's the > default. It has nothing to do with the MBR but with the location of > "/boot/grub". Wouldn't '--root-directory=/' put GRUB's files in /grub? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120513222447.GA29156@desktop
