Re: [gentoo-user] Does updating grub require mounting /boot first?
On 2010-10-09 1:48 PM, Andrea Conti wrote: > On 09/10/2010 18:30, Tanstaafl wrote: >> I'm ready to update grub, but just realized I'm not sure if I need to >> mount /boot before I emerge update it or not... > /boot must be mounted, but the ebuild will mount it for you if it is not. Thanks - I thought that was the case but couldn't remember (since grub isn't updated very often)... > Note however that the ebuild will *not* update the stages installed in > the MBR and/or boot sector: after you're done emerging you have to do > that either manually or by re-running grub-install. > > Depending on what changed between the two releases, failure to update > the stages might result in an unbootable system. Right... thanks...
Re: [gentoo-user] Does updating grub require mounting /boot first?
On 09/10/2010 18:30, Tanstaafl wrote: > Hello, > > I'm ready to update grub, but just realized I'm not sure if I need to > mount /boot before I emerge update it or not... /boot must be mounted, but the ebuild will mount it for you if it is not. Note however that the ebuild will *not* update the stages installed in the MBR and/or boot sector: after you're done emerging you have to do that either manually or by re-running grub-install. Depending on what changed between the two releases, failure to update the stages might result in an unbootable system. HTH, andrea
[gentoo-user] Does updating grub require mounting /boot first?
Hello, I'm ready to update grub, but just realized I'm not sure if I need to mount /boot before I emerge update it or not... Anyone?
