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[done] sg2conf and two salix partitions
Posted: 23. Jan 2010, 08:36
by damNageHack
sg2conf seems to only detect the kernels on the boot (means current /boot) partition?
How can i automatically add kernels on other partitions?
Re: sg2conf and two salix partitions
Posted: 23. Jan 2010, 17:20
by Shador
Generate a grub.cfg for the other partition. It will then reuse that information. (update-grub)
If you got no configuration data in /etc/default/grub, you might want to run sg2conf, choose Advanced when prompted for install device and there enter something like /dev/null, so it won't actually install but only store the configuration data there. Then run update-grub to create a valid grub.cfg using it.
Re: sg2conf and two salix partitions
Posted: 23. Jan 2010, 19:54
by Shador
Try this new version of sg2conf:
http://gaia.homelinux.org/salix/package ... ch-1ab.txz
I added the '-s' flag, which invokes grub-install in a way which uses /bin/true instead of grub-setup and grub-mkimage. Thus no actual installation to MBR, ... is performed.
I tested it in an almost virgin Salix 13.0.2.a VM (only GuestAdditions) and it worked.
Apart, that version incorporates a few other changes like a man page generated with help2man.
Re: sg2conf and two salix partitions
Posted: 26. Jan 2010, 21:23
by damNageHack
Okay, thanks. The call "update-grub" did the trick. I wonder why it was not done for the first time, I installed grub with sg2conf.
Is your current version 1.1.13 in repository available? There is the same version visible with gslapt. Help shows the -s option but it seems to not work. Anyway, I get the dialogs - also if to install to mbr.
Re: sg2conf and two salix partitions
Posted: 26. Jan 2010, 22:08
by Shador
damNageHack wrote:Okay, thanks. The call "update-grub" did the trick. I wonder why it was not done for the first time, I installed grub with sg2conf.
It is done, but only for the local system. You just need to ensure that there's a valid grub.cfg, menu.lst or lilo.conf after for every system and a properly configured grub2 with os-prober installed picks it up during the update-grub/grub-mkconfig run and as those are essentially used by sg2conf it'll too.
damNageHack wrote:Is your current version 1.1.13 in repository available? There is the same version visible with gslapt. Help shows the -s option but it seems to not work. Anyway, I get the dialogs - also if to install to mbr.
That's supposed to be like that. If you read the help text, you'll notice that it only says it omits the installation, it doesn't say it omits the prompt.
