diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 7c59faa01..128d600ca 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2012-06-23 Vladimir Serbinenko +2012-06-23 Jordan Uggla + + * docs/grub.texi: Fix search syntax. + (Multi-boot manual config): Put msdos rather than GPT example. + Grammar corrections. + 2012-06-23 Vladimir Serbinenko * docs/grub.texi (Multi-boot manual config): Use --set. Improve remark. diff --git a/docs/grub.texi b/docs/grub.texi index 996857c85..b5954da82 100644 --- a/docs/grub.texi +++ b/docs/grub.texi @@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ root partition to the kernel. @enumerate @item Set GRUB's root device to the same drive as GNU/Hurd's. The command -@code{search --file --set /boot/gnumach.gz} or similar may help you +@code{search --set=root --file /boot/gnumach.gz} or similar may help you (@pxref{search}). @item @@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ resembles to boot a Multiboot-compliant OS. @enumerate @item Set GRUB's root device to the same drive as GNU/Linux's. The command -@code{search --file --set /vmlinuz} or similar may help you +@code{search --set=root --file /vmlinuz} or similar may help you (@pxref{search}). @item @@ -1495,10 +1495,12 @@ next release, meanwhile you can make use of the power of GRUB syntax and do it yourself. A possible configuration is detailed here, feel free to adjust to your needs. -First create a separate GRUB partition, big enough to hold GRUB and -few OS network installers you want to use. Mount this partition on -/mnt/boot and disable GRUB in all OSes and manually install -self-compiled latest GRUB with: +First create a separate GRUB partition, big enough to hold GRUB. Some of the +following entries show how to load OS installer images from this same partition, +for that you obviously need to make the partition large enough to hold those +images as well. +Mount this partition on/mnt/boot and disable GRUB in all OSes and manually +install self-compiled latest GRUB with: @code{grub-install --boot-directory=/mnt/boot /dev/sda} @@ -1510,39 +1512,37 @@ use by setting: in /etc/default/grub -Then write grub.cfg as following in /mnt/boot/grub/grub.cfg: +Then write a grub.cfg (/mnt/boot/grub/grub.cfg): @example menuentry "OS using grub2" @{ insmod xfs - search --set=root -l OS1 --hint hd0,gpt2 + search --set=root --label OS1 --hint hd0,msdos8 configfile /boot/grub/grub.cfg @} menuentry "OS using grub2-legacy" @{ insmod ext2 - search --set=root -l OS2 --hint hd0,gpt3 + search --set=root --label OS2 --hint hd0,msdos6 legacy_configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst @} menuentry "Windows XP" @{ insmod ntfs - search --set=root -l WINDOWS_XP --hint hd0,gpt4 - gptsync hd0 4+7 + search --set=root --label WINDOWS_XP --hint hd0,msdos1 ntldr /ntldr @} menuentry "Windows 7" @{ insmod ntfs - search --set=root -l WINDOWS_7 --hint hd0,gpt5 - gptsync hd0 5+7 + search --set=root --label WINDOWS_7 --hint hd0,msdos2 ntldr /bootmgr @} menuentry "FreeBSD" @{ insmod zfs - search --set=root -l freepool --hint hd0,gpt6 + search --set=root --label freepool --hint hd0,msdos7 kfreebsd /freebsd@@/boot/kernel/kernel kfreebsd_module_elf /freebsd@@/boot/kernel/opensolaris.ko kfreebsd_module_elf /freebsd@@/boot/kernel/zfs.ko @@ -1552,24 +1552,24 @@ menuentry "FreeBSD" @{ @} menuentry "experimental GRUB" @{ - search --set=root -l GRUB --hint hd0,gpt1 + search --set=root --label GRUB --hint hd0,msdos5 multiboot /experimental/grub/i386-pc/core.img @} -menuentry "Fedora 16 install" @{ - search --set=root -l GRUB --hint hd0,gpt1 +menuentry "Fedora 16 installer" @{ + search --set=root --label GRUB --hint hd0,msdos5 linux /fedora/vmlinuz lang=en_US keymap=sg resolution=1280x800 initrd /fedora/initrd.img @} -menuentry "Fedora rawhide install" @{ - search --set=root -l GRUB --hint hd0,gpt1 +menuentry "Fedora rawhide installer" @{ + search --set=root --label GRUB --hint hd0,msdos5 linux /fedora/vmlinuz repo=ftp://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/x86_64 lang=en_US keymap=sg resolution=1280x800 initrd /fedora/initrd.img @} -menuentry "Debian sid install" @{ - search --set=root -l GRUB --hint hd0,gpt1 +menuentry "Debian sid installer" @{ + search --set=root --label GRUB --hint hd0,msdos5 linux /debian/dists/sid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/vmlinuz initrd /debian/dists/sid/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/initrd.gz @} @@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ menuentry "Debian sid install" @{ Notes: @itemize -@item Argument to search after -l is FS LABEL. You can also use UUIDs with -u UUID instead of -l LABEL. You could also use direct @code{root=hd0,gptX} but this is not recommened due to device name instability. +@item Argument to search after --label is FS LABEL. You can also use UUIDs with --fs-uuid UUID instead of --label LABEL. You could also use direct @code{root=hd0,msdosX} but this is not recommened due to device name instability. @end itemize @node Embedded configuration