Grub Manual

[Karl Larsen]

Tim wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 12:29 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>> Figure 3:
>> title Fedora (2.6.22.9-91.fc7)
>>         root (hd0,5)
>>     
>
>           ^^^^^^^^^^^^  GRUB's "root"
>
>   
>>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.22.9-91.fc7 ro root=/dev/sda5  quiet
>>     
>
>                                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  OS's root
>
> And there's another root, the /root home directory for the root user.
>
>   
>>  From our work above we are not interested in the title but we want to
>> figure out what the root is.
>>     
>
> You *need* to reword your descriptions, *very* *precisely*, and
> *accurately*.  Also, producing a ready-reckoner brief cheat sheet about
> something isn't really a manual.
>
> GRUB has its own structure, its "root" is only used by it (as a root) to
> choose which software to boot.  The OS has a different directory
> structure, its "root" is different than GRUB's.  GRUB's root is
> typically a boot sub-directory off the system's root.
>
> The GRUB info file is fairly good, just a monster to navigate.  Trying
> to simplify what it says is dumbing it down.  Untangling the navigation
> would be far more practical than simplifying it down to the point where
> it's only applicable to a few circumstances.
>
>   
    Not what I want to do. I want to add detailed examples on the proper 
way to use Grub. What I put on the list is just a real small part of the 
whole thing. But we got in a shouting match over whether grub is right 
calling my boot partition root. I will not work in these conditions. I 
will write my thoughts down and correct errors I make and then keep it 
for my own use later.



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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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