On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:32:04 +0300 Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote: > I prefer to use labels, because they are readable (compared to > UUID) ;) > > $ grep '^# kopt' /boot/grub/menu.lst > # kopt=root=LABEL=sid ro vga=0x368 > > You have to run 'update-grub' after changing this > > $ grep sid /etc/fstab > LABEL=sid / ext3 > errors=remount-ro,noatime,commit=600 0 1 > > For ext2/3 you set the labels with e2label. question 1 --> current menu.list lines are: title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-1-amd64 root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-amd64 root=/dev/hda1 ro vga=792 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-amd64 given : hoss64:~/misc/dev-vs-label# e2label /dev/hda1 lenny hoss64:~/misc/dev-vs-label# new menu.list lines should be: title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-1-amd64 root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-amd64 root=LABEL=lenny ro vga=792 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-amd64 Are the new menu.lst lines correct? question 2 --> update-grub should be run after the update to /etc/fstab. correct? Thanks.
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