[ltp] "debian update-grub script" and thinkpad hidden recovery

[Michael Olbrich]

look into you menu.lst file. There should be comments like this:

# kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
# groot=(hd0,0)

this is used by update-grub when generating the configurations for each
kernel. (see "man update-grub")
You probably want to change that to

# kopt=root=/dev/hda2 ro
# groot=(hd0,2)

or something similar.

michael

On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 06:24:43PM +0100, Paul RIVIER wrote:
> When I installed ubuntu on my thinkpad, the partition table was the 
> following :
> 0) partition hard-hidden by my bios (thinkpad, "recoverey partition")
> 1) /
> 2) /home
> 3) swap
> 
> So my system (and my kernel by the way) was installed on hda1.
> 
> Then I managed to unhide the hidden '0' partition, and I use now this 
> space for the swap. So today it is :
> 
> 1) swap
> 2) /
> 3) home
> 
> after fixing 1 or 2 things all went allright ...
> BUT !! :)
> 
> The "debian update-grub script" (and maybe some others stuffs) STILL 
> believe that hda1 is my '/', and each time there is a kernel or module 
> update my menu.lst is regenerated with the incorrect partition number, 
> and I have to manually fix it.
> 
> Any idea where to find this data and fix it at the root please ? Thanx :)