Andrew Benton wrote: > On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:25:33 -0500 > Bruce Dubbs <bruce.du...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have finally found time to try to put GRUB-1.99 in the book. Building >> the package is not an issue, but creating a backup is: >> >> /usr/bin/grub-mkrescue: line 310: xorriso: command not found >> >> The package is at http://scdbackup.sourceforge.net/xorriso_eng.html#download >> >> Do we add yet another package to LFS or skip the section on backups in >> Section 8.4? > > I like xorriso, it works well for me, but I don't think it should be > added to LFS. Putting it in BLFS and discussing the grub issue there > would be a better option. > >> There are other problems with grub. grub-probe is not working properly >> and that causes the configuration to fail. I'm inquiring upstream about >> that. > > grub-probe is working fine here. grub-1.99 gives a more reliable > device.map like this: > > (hd0) /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3200826AS_4ND110EC > (hd1) /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD10EARS-22Y5B1_WD-WCAV5H187690 > > If I take a disk out, /dev/sda may change, but labeling the disks by-id > is more reliable. Does it depend on the version of udev running? What > version of udev are you using on the system you're testing?
I have a current SVN version on x86_64 for test. See https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2011-06/msg00010.html I'll try out the patch, but it will be a few days. Another solution may be to do: cd /dev ln -sv <root partition> root before running a program that needs grub-probe. Another problem is that the kernel only understands devices on the command line, not an id as above. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
