On 28/09/2013 1:56 PM, Terry Duell wrote: > Hello Nic, > > On Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:43:22 +1000, Nic Baxter <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Decided to press on; OK, into the live boot, and chroot... >> >> I bravely try; grub-install --boot-directory=/mnt/boot /dev/sda and I >> get the message..."unrecognized option `--boot-directory=/mnt/boot' " A >> look at grub-install options says " --root-directory=DIR", so I >> subsitute "root" for "boot" in the above command and get; "mkdir: cannot >> create directory '/mnt/boot/boot': no such file or directory" >> Hi Terry >> I think you are almost there. If you have mounted /boot on /mnt then >> specify root-directory=/mnt >> No need to put boot. > > This saga must make exciting reading :-) >
Might not be exciting but's it's fascinating, I'm enjoying watching from the sidelines, learning much as it unfolds. -- Regards, Colin. _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
