Re: Having Grub2 use UUID instead of (hd0,1)?
> I just did an update on the laptop and I get the following output from
> aptitude when upgrading the Grub2 packages:
> Setting up grub-common (1.98~20100101-1) ...
> Installing new version of config file /etc/grub.d/00_header ...
> Setting up grub-pc (1.98~20100101-1) ...
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot stat `/dev/hda'
> Invalid device `/dev/hda':
> Try ``/usr/sbin/grub-setup --help'' for more information.
> Generating grub.cfg ...
> It the finds the splash image and the kernels on the various partitions
> correctly.
> Checking device.map, I see that it has not changed since Dec 28 when I
> last created it (see one of my previous mails to this list) and
> grub.cfg has the various "set root=(hd0,x)" lines set correctly.
>> Please back up your device.map and run "grub-mkdevicemap". If it
>> doesn't re-create a proper device.map, you should file a bug. A
>> "(/dev/sda,1) /dev/sda1" line is definitely wrong. AFAIK,
>> "grub-mkdevicemap" should return (for example)
>> <start>
>> (hd0) /dev/sda
>> (hd1) /dev/sdb
>> ...
>> <end>
>> No partitions and no system device within the parenthesis of the grub device.
> I just ran `grub-makedevicemap' and it recreated /boot/grub/device.map
> which contains the single line:
> (hdo) /dev/sda
> Which is that same as the previous copy I generated on Dec 28 and is
> correct for the running kernel which has a `df' output that lists
> '/dev/sda1' as '/' and '/dev/sda6' as '/home' which is correct. Since
> my kernel stanzas use UUID the Sidux and Debian kernels can call the
> partitions whatever they want (with a Debian kernel the partitions will
> be named '/dev/hda1' and '/dev/hda6'.
> What is puzzling is the error reported upon the Grub2 upgrade. Where
> did it come up with '/dev/hda' given that all disk identifiers with
> the running kernel as of the update are of '/dev/sd*'?
> As of now my laptop appears to be updating and booting correctly. My
> issue may have been related to an outdated '/boot/grub/device.map'
> after I started using the Sidux kernels. Should I switch back to a
> Debian kernel and update Grub2, then the process will probably fail
> unless the device.map file contains "(hd0) /dev/hda".
>
> Here is a corner case where it would be nice if the device.map file
> could point to a UUID, but since those seem to exist only on a
> partition level, it's likely not possible since I'm installing Grub to
> the MBR. Another alternative would be for the Debian kernels to treat
> all disks as /dev/sd* as do a lot of other distributions.
Apologies for the delayed reply. I do not understand your hda message
when upgrading grub2 and if running grub-mkdevicemap gives you an sda
map. Did you run grub-mkdevicemap while booted with Sidux running and
upgrade grub2 with Debian running?
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