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From: | Michal `hramrach' Suchanek |
Subject: | [bugs #10186] install-grub does not find the root device |
Date: | Mon, 30 Aug 2004 08:46:36 -0400 |
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This mail is an automated notification from the bugs tracker of the project: GNU GRUB. /**************************************************************************/ [bugs #10186] Latest Modifications: Changes by: Michal `hramrach' Suchanek <address@hidden> 'Date: Mon 08/30/2004 at 12:41 (GMT) ------------------ Additional Follow-up Comments ---------------------------- The device of the mounted filesystem could be possibly obtained by stat(1) or stat(2). The C function interface is probably more portable as it should return predictable results but the command is not even present on many systems. At least comparing the results for / and /boot should work fine. Decoding the actual device node and physical disk partition may be harder. /**************************************************************************/ [bugs #10186] Full Item Snapshot: URL: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=10186> Project: GNU GRUB Submitted by: 0 On: Fri 08/27/2004 at 21:15 Category: Installation Severity: Major Priority: 5 - Normal Item Group: Software Error Resolution: None Privacy: Public Assigned to: None Originator Name: Michal Suchanek Originator Email: address@hidden Status: Open Release: 0.94 Reproducibility: Every Time Planned Release: Summary: install-grub does not find the root device Original Submission: It is possible to specify the root device to the linux kernel as a number (and for some reason lilo does this). When it is specified this way (and possibly under other circumstances) the kernel would report that rootfs is mounted on / and install-grub script is not able to get the real device mounted on / just by scanning the output of df. afaict the detection of root device by using df is still present in the cvs version of the script. Follow-up Comments ------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon 08/30/2004 at 12:41 By: Michal `hramrach' Suchanek <hramrach> The device of the mounted filesystem could be possibly obtained by stat(1) or stat(2). The C function interface is probably more portable as it should return predictable results but the command is not even present on many systems. At least comparing the results for / and /boot should work fine. Decoding the actual device node and physical disk partition may be harder. For detailed info, follow this link: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=10186> _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by Savannah http://savannah.gnu.org/
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