On Sat, 2011-03-19 at 22:38 +0100, Cesare Leonardi wrote: > Package: linux-base > Version: 3 > Severity: minor > > Today i've updated linux-base to version 3 and the following message > appeared: > > --------------- > The boot loader configuration for this system was not recognized. These > settings in the configuration may need to be updated: > > * The root device ID passed as a kernel parameter; > * The boot device ID used to install and update the boot loader. > > You should generally identify these devices by UUID or > label. However, on MIPS systems the root device must be > identified by name. > --------------- > > I think that the script is puzzled because in /etc/fstab and grub2 > configuration i use "/dev/disk/by-uuid/" rather than the suggested > "UUID=" notation. [...]
No, that's not what this message means. It means that the script didn't find any installed boot loader at all! If you are using GRUB 2 then you should have the 'grub-common' package and a file called '/etc/default/grub' installed. Is this not the case? Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
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