Re: Strange setup problem

[David Frascone]

Nevermind . . . was a bug I added.

-Dave

On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 17:12:54 -0600
David Frascone <address@hidden> wrote:

> 
> I'm trying to update my grub installation on an embedded system running on 
> compact flash.
> 
> So, I wget my upgrade tar archive.  It's basically the /boot/grub filesystem, 
> and /grubexe (the grub executiable itself, statically linked):
> 
> wget http://somewhere/newgrub.tgz
> 
> cd /boot
> rm -rf *
> tar -xvzf newgrub.tgz
> cp grubexe ../grub
> cd ..
> umount boot
> sync
> ./grub --batch --no-floppy >/dev/null 2>/dev/null <<EOF
> root (hd0,0)
> setup (hd0)
> quit
> EOF
> sync
> 
> The problem is, sometimes the above hangs works.  And, sometimes, it causes 
> the box to hang at boot (at the MBR . .I get GRUB <hang> on the console.
> 
> Any ideas for automating this upgrade?
> 
> -Dave
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> David Frascone
> 
> INTERLACE: To tie two boots together.
> 


-- 
David Frascone

Not a computer nerd; merely a techno-weenie.

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