Am Donnerstag, den 01.07.2010, 15:05 +0100 schrieb Andrew Benton: > Why would we say that? You've not shown any meaningful use for the > search lines on an LFS system. > > Andy
I did ... 1. The search command is only useful if we're using a separate /boot partition. 2. With help of the search line, GRUB can find the /boot partition (NOT / partition), even if the device of the /boot partition has changed (for example /dev/sda3 --> /dev/sda2). Or in other words: With help of the search line, GRUB can find the kernel (and initrd, if used), even if the device of the /boot partition has changed (for example /dev/sda3 --> /dev/sda2). 3. This means: If the LFS-User changes the device of the /boot partition (NOT / partition), the system will still boot (with help of the search line). --> and this IS meaningful, I think ... 4. If the device of the root partition has changed the boot process will fail (the kernel won't be able to mount the root partition). -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
