Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
Michael Schwendt wrote:
It's still very unfortunate to refer to a "root directory" when
dealing with GRUB. All that matters is what the GRUB root device is,
how it is defined via device.map and the BIOS disk numbering scheme,
and where it is mounted (!) when you access the files on it. As long
as it's mounted on the /boot mount-point, referring to a "root
directory" is misleading. You can even make the GRUB root device a
separate partition, but still store the kernel+initrd in a
sub-directory. That is because GRUB doesn't care where a file is
stored as long as it is told what the absolute path to the file is and
what device to enable.
From what I have read of the Grub documentation, Grub uses root
device, and boot directory. I do not see references to a Grub root
directory. Just one of those minor distinctions that leads to all
kinds of confusion if you ignore it.
root device != root directory
Mikkel
Both the root in the 4 lines defining a Linux boot in grub.conf
specify which partition to use. This is necessary.
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Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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