On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 12:43:15PM -0000, jfl wrote:
> here's my grub.cfg ...
Hi,
> # Begin /boot/grub/grub.cfg
> set default=0
> set timeout=5
>
> insmod ext2
> set root=(hd0,1)
>
> # menuentry "GNU/Linux, Linux 4.12.3-lfs-SVN-20170723" {
> # linux /vmlinuz-4.12.3-lfs-SVN-20170723 root=/dev/sda12 ro
> # }
>
> menuentry "Devuan GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 {
You are missing the closing doublequote here -----------^
> insmod gzio
> linux /vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64 root=/dev/sda5 ro
> initrd /initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64
> }
>
> there must be something wrong with my syntax? or ... what do you all
> suppose it is? can it be the spaces in lines 2 and 3 rather than the tab
> in line 1 ... i hadn't seen that before, i'll try it ... if that's the
> case i'll howl at the gnu moon.
so yes, that's a syntax problem
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There's no need to keep this in a reply, trim irrelevant text please.
- Kuba
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