Re: Disk Drive Order Changes - Again

[steef <debian.linux@home.nl>]

Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> Butch Kemper wrote:
> > At 11:17 AM 4/6/2008, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> > > Butch Kemper wrote:
hugo wrote

> > > but you are still stuck with the GRUB root command, which does not 
> > > accept a label.
> > > So I changed grub (0.97-29) to accept this:
> > >
> > >
> > > find            /ST380011A.03
> > > root            FILE=/ST380011A.03
> > >
> > >
> > > and then where he finds file ST380011A.03 that is where the root 
> > > will be.
> > >
> > > Now I have a truly LABEL driven system and the drive devices can be 
> > > wherever they are and I don't care...
> > >
> > > Hugo
> >
> > Hugo,
> >
> > I understand the "find" command and the results that it returns.  But 
> > I am unable to locate any mention of the "root" command having a 
> > "FILE=" option.
> >
> > So, did you modify Grub to make the "root" command have a FILE= 
> > parameter?
>
> Right. FIND saves where it found the file and root with FILE= uses 
> that saved info. So I don't have to specify absolute locations. I can 
> send the diff if you tell me where.
>
> Hugo

> i'll remember this one! learned something nifty again.
thanks, lads,

steef