Re: Getting Grub to Recognize Kernel Update to 2.4.12
* Doc - KD4E (e.net@verizon.net) [011026 23:39]:
> I ran "grub-install /dev/hda" and got this ...
>
> (fd0) /dev/fd0
> (hd0) /dev/hda
You must not have DEVFS like I do.
> > So I edit it changing the following:
> > #kopt=root=/dev/hda2 ro vga=ext
>
> Aren't these commented-out? How can they change anything?
They are, because they are used by update-grub, not by GRUB it self.
update-grub is magic that works behind the GRUB's scenes.
> BTW: What does "vga=ext" do, please?
Sets the video *text* mode to extended. I do a lot of work in text
mode, so this helps by giving me more characters than 80x25 (I think
80x40 or something, I forget).
> > To make sure dpkg -i kernel-image* correctly runs grub instead of
> > lilo I have the following in /etc/kernel-img.conf:
> > postrm_hook = /sbin/update-grub
> > postinst_hook = /sbin/update-grub
> I don't where to place these in that file.
Anywhere. The file probably doesn't exist (it didn't on my system).
It shouldn't matter where.
> > # These turn off the bootloader (lilo) prompts and the boot floppy
> > # prompts
> > do_bootloader = no
> > do_bootfloppy = no
>
> Nor do I know where to place these.
Ditto. Shouldn't matter where.
> > Hope this helps!
> > -- Walt Kelly
As much as I wish I was as famous as Walt Kelley, he I ain't.
That's from my .sig quote.
> Thanks! Doc
Ciao!
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