On Sat 15 Apr 2017 at 11:35:14 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 04/14/2017 01:19 PM, Brian wrote: > >[snip] > > > >> 2. I only install Grub the *first* time I do a Debian install. > >> By poor design Grub puts the current install first on menu. > >> When experimenting with configuration as I do, the least > >> likely install to be functional is the latest. > >> This requires me to run update-grub on the "good" install. > > > >That's ok. I tend to be more promiscuous; usually on a whim, like > >wanting to put a particular entry at the top of GRUB's menu list. > > > >When you do 'update-grub' do you still get no "set root=" line for the > >SD card in the grub.cfg? > >[snip] > > I don't know how many times I've *MIS*read that last sentence ;< > Mentally I was correcting non-existent typos, thus totally garbling it. > I just spent several hours wandering thru grub files and loosely related > documentation. > I've ended up at > www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#Multi_002dboot-manual-config > which says "Currently autogenerating config files for multi-boot > environments depends on os-prober and has several shortcomings. ..." > I also discovered there that placing a customized grub in its own partition > is not only possible, but recommended in some situations. I had read > somewhere that that option had expired with grub-legacy. That, although > taking much time to understand, will solve a *MESS* of grub problems for me > ;/
Treading GRUB's byways isn't for me today. Your only problem as far as I am concerned is the one expressed in your first post. Even that is of no great consequence and the visibilty of the message is easily dealt with in a custom GRUB stanza. Adopt the pragmatic approach. -- Brian.
