Re: grub gets confused when I upgrade the kernel
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Hendrik Boom <hendrik@topoi.pooq.com> wrote:
> 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.
I can't see the update-grub scripts of grub1 or grub2 making such a
mistake if the two installs aren't sharing the same "/boot".
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