I've added /etc/grub.conf to the list of files updated by the disk independence code (in trunk). Soon to be released as 3.7.3.
Cheers, -Brian Thus spake Andrew Weaver ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >Ok.. > >Uh, Its a "little" better. > >It is now rewriting /etc/fstab with /dev/hda or /dev/sda depending on which >is which, but it isnt updating my /etc/grub.conf or my /boot/grub/grub.conf >(menu.lst symlink). > >Basically the system works entirely except it isnt writing the grub.conf, >any more ideas anyone?? > >What I mean by that is, if I install on SATA drive, then this is in >/etc/grub.conf > >title CentOS (2.6.9-22.0.2-EL) > root(hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.0.2.EL ro root=/dev/sda3 > initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.0.2.EL.img > >but if i then IMAGE this image onto an IDE drive, the kernel line is no >longer valid, it needs to change to /dev/hda3. > >Any ideas?? > >-Drew > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bernard Li" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 7:09 PM >Subject: RE: [Sisuite-users] Grub.Pm again ;-) > > >>I thought I told you on IRC that there is a more patched up version ;-) >> >>Try the one in the OSCAR repo and see if it is any better... >> >>Cheers, >> >>Bernard >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>>Of Andrew Weaver >>>Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 16:02 >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: Re: [Sisuite-users] Grub.Pm again ;-) >>> >>>Bernard, I am using this one: >>> >>>http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=24006 >>> >>>Is that not the current version? >>> >>>-Drew >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Bernard Li" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 6:06 PM >>>Subject: RE: [Sisuite-users] Grub.Pm again ;-) >>> >>> >>> > Are you using the SystemConfigurator RPM from here? >>> > >>> > >>>http://svn.oscar.openclustergroup.org/oscar/trunk/packages/sis >>>/distro/co >>> > mmon-rpms/ >>> > >>> > Cheers, >>> > >>> > Bernard >>> > >>> >> -----Original Message----- >>> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>> >> Of Andrew Weaver >>> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 14:19 >>> >> To: [email protected] >>> >> Subject: Re: [Sisuite-users] Grub.Pm again ;-) >>> >> >>> >> I also wanted to mention that if I change the root= line when >>> >> the system is >>> >> booting in grub to root/dev/hda3 it works perfectly. I just need an >>> >> automated way for it to do this. I know why the root=LABEL=/ >>> >> doesnt work, >>> >> its because when e2mkfs creates the partition it doesnt add >>> >> the associated >>> >> labels to them. >>> >> >>> >> Sorry for double post ;-) >>> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >> From: "Andrew Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >> To: <[email protected]> >>> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 5:15 PM >>> >> Subject: [Sisuite-users] Grub.Pm again ;-) >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > Hate to bother you all again, I took Bernard's advice >>> >> and upgraded from >>> >> > 3.4 to 3.6.2 and it works a little better, while the master >>> >> script will >>> >> > detect whether the drive is /dev/hda or /dev/sda, grub >>> >> still will not >>> >> > install under the following conditions: >>> >> > >>> >> > I install CentOS 4.2 on a server on a SATA (/dev/sda) drive. >>> >> > I si_prepareclient on that server >>> >> > I restore the CentOS 4.2 image to an IDE (/dev/hda) drive. >>> >> > The master script creates the appropriate file system >>> >> (parted, mke2fs) >>> >> > The master script copies all of the data from the server, >>> >> to the client. >>> >> > When it gets to the Grub.pm section of systemconfig it says: >>> >> > >>> >> > No suitable drive was found in the generated device map. >>> >> > Reverting to backed up copy. >>> >> > Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time. >>> >> > Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at >>> >> > /usr/lib/systemconfig/Boot/Grub.pm line 160. >>> >> > Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at >>> >> > /usr/lib/systemconfig/Boot/Grub.pm line 164. >>> >> > Use of unintialized value in concatenation (.) or string at >>> >> > /usr/lib/systemconfig/Boot/Grub.pm line 235 >>> >> > Use of unintialized value in concatenation (.) or string at >>> >> > /usr/lib/systemconfig/Boot/Grub.pm line 237 >>> >> > >>> >> > Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time. >>> >> > >>> >> > Then it unmounts everything... >>> >> > and pretends as though all is well. >>> >> > >>> >> > When the box reboots with the hard drive as it's main boot >>> >> device; I get a >>> >> > confused Grub either trying to use root=LABEL=/ for root, >>> >> or /dev/sda2 as >>> >> > root >>> >> > >>> >> > Either way this appears to fail as I get a kernel panic >>> >> when the kernel >>> >> > attempts to switch its root. >>> >> > >>> >> > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. >>> >> > >>> >> > Thanks, >>> >> > -Drew >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >>> >> > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking >>>scripting >>> >> > language >>> >> > that extends applications into web and mobile media. 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