Does grub2 solve this problem I am having with grub1? RE: usbsticks.

2008-01-31 Thread Paul Elliott
u.lst and my stage files are on" without knowing in advance where that will be? If so, how would one do this in grub2? -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 [EMAIL PROTECTED]PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.io.com/~pelliott/pme/ Austin TX

Re: Does grub2 solve this problem I am having with grub1? RE: usbsticks.

2008-01-31 Thread Paul Elliott
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:58:01AM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 10:08 -0600, Paul Elliott wrote: > > > Is there a solution for this in grub2? That is in writting > > the equivalent of menu.lst for grub2, is there a way to > > specify "the device

Re: Does grub2 solve this problem I am having with grub1? RE: usbsticks.

2008-02-01 Thread Paul Elliott
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:50:37PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 22:34 -0600, Paul Elliott wrote: > > > Ok, but how do I say the same device as I am in now, but the > > 3rd partiton, rather than the first. > > > > How do I say (hdX,3) where X

Re: Does grub2 solve this problem I am having with grub1? RE: usbsticks.

2008-02-01 Thread Paul Elliott
On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 12:25:30PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 06:59 -0600, Paul Elliott wrote: > > > As usb devices become more used this will be an important problem. > > Are you sure that it will be seen as a separate device? > > > For exam

Re: Does grub2 solve this problem I am having with grub1? RE: usbsticks.

2008-02-01 Thread Paul Elliott
On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 03:14:51PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 12:44 -0600, Paul Elliott wrote: > > > One possible approach would be to use LVM (Logical Volume Manager) - > > > it's supported by grub2. You could install grub on a small boot > &

Re: Does grub2 solve this problem I am having with grub1? RE: usbsticks.

2008-02-02 Thread Paul Elliott
On Sat, Feb 02, 2008 at 01:11:18PM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote: > > It is already there. GRUB 2 already supports setting a root based on a > filesystem label or a path. > What is the syntax? How do I set it up? Are there example grub2 setups? -- Paul Elliott

Re: Does grub2 solve this problem I am having with grub1? RE: usbsticks.

2008-02-04 Thread Paul Elliott
usbstick with super grub disk on it. When it booted, it showed the boot device was hd1. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 [EMAIL PROTECTED]PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.io.com/~pelliott/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 pgpRhbtFWCd1n.pgp De