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Re: grub gets confused when I upgrade the kernel



On Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:15:40 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:

> Hendrik Boom wrote:
>> I'm getting the kernels in the /boot partition of one system matched
>> with the file-system root partition of the other system.
> 
> I looked at the update-grub script and at first glance I don't see how
> that is possible It looks for kernels in /boot.  I don't see how it can
> be pulling files from some other /boot unless it is the mounted one. 
> The mounted /boot should be the one that matches your current
> filesystem.

Interesting.  And puzzling.  Shouldn't it provide boot entries for all 
the OS's on the system, including both Linuxes?  That would mean it has 
to find both root and boot partitions.  It does find Windows.

-- hendrik


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