Hello, OKUJI!
> > grub> root hd0s3a
> > Device string unrecognizable
> > grub> root hd0s3a/
> > Filesystem type is ffs, partition type 0x7a5
>
> ??? I think you must prepend "/dev", like "/dev/hd0s1a".
No. "/dev/" is skipped.
The code actually requires '/' after parsing the partition.
Absolutely untested patch:
=== cut here ===
--- disk_io.c 1999/09/23 01:02:27 1.13
+++ disk_io.c 1999/09/28 07:03:24
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@
current_partition = ((*(device ++) - 'a') << 8) | 0xFF00FF;
}
- if (*device == '/')
+ if (*device == '/' || *device == 0)
{
if (part_choice == PART_DISK)
{
=== cut here ===
I don't have root access at work. I'll test it this night and send you
the ChangeLog entry.
Or just test and apply it now if you can.
> The others you mentioned has been fixed, but the fixes has not been
> commited yet as I said in the previous mail.
Great!
Best wishes,
Pavel Roskin
