Re: Grub menu entry for a system on a second drive.
On Sat 09 Nov 2024 at 17:03:53 (-0700), peter@easthope.ca wrote:
> From: David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
> Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 21:12:21 -0500
> > So you need to boot into your bullseye system, and run
> > # grub-install /dev/sdX
> > where X is probably a, your first disk.
>
> Done. Resulting menu here.
> https://easthope.ca/GrubMenu1.jpg
>
> For reference, this was the earlier menu.
> https://easthope.ca/GrubMenu.jpg
I've always felt it a failing that Grub's mkconfig strips the
suite and root disk information from the principal menuentries.
> > I'm not sure why you want to avoid running os-prober:
>
> If I avoid dopey blunders, 40_custom can achieve the same result
> while requiring clearer thought. Also there's security.
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2021-December/041769.html
Fair enough: I don't know the environment of your machines.
For single user machines like mine, it's difficult to see
how os-prober's vulnerabilities would be exploited.
Cheers,
David.
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