Re: How to get rid of an entry in grub?
On Fri, 30 Aug 2013 11:11:10 -0700
David Guntner <david@guntner.com> wrote:
> David Guntner grabbed a keyboard and wrote:
> >
> > Not only that, but given the comments around all the sections that
> > point at /etc/grub.d/{whatever}, does this mean
> > that /boot/grub/grub.cfg is being built by something, from those
> > other files? If so, it seems that directly
> > editing /boot/grub/grub.cfg might not be such a good idea....
>
> Well, looking again at the grub.cfg file, specifically the top of the
> file, which has this in it:
>
> > #
> > # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
> > #
> > # It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
> > # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
> > #
>
> I'd say that answers *that* question (of whether or not it's a good
> idea to edit the file directly). :-) So I'm not entirely sure why
> someone would point anyone at that file as the way to edit the
> configuration.... :-/
>
> Anyway, if anyone else knows how I can convince grub that there's
> nothing on /dev/sdb1 to try and boot from (so I can get it off the
> boot menu), I'd sure love to know how to do it. :-) Why does the
> 30_os-prober come to the conclusion that there's something there?
>
> --Dave
>
>
Here is what works here:
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
grub2-install /dev/sda
(OK -- I'm lying a bit. I run debian, and it doesn't use the grub2
stuff -- just plain old grub. The grub2 notation seems to be a Fedora
innovation.)
-- cmg
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