On Friday 24 July 2009, Paul Scott wrote: > Matthew Moore wrote: > > On Friday July 24 2009 9:49:38 am Micha Feigin wrote: > >> try looking > >> for a uuid option under /etc/default/grub2 or /etc/grub2 or > >> something similar (not sure where the settings are, try looking at > >> the comment at the start of /boot/grub/grub.cfg or find my earlier > >> mail in this thread) > > > > The option is at the end of the configuration file in > > /etc/default/grub. Once you change the file, you need to run > > update-grub to get the changes propagated. If you are booting from a > > livecd, the easiest way to get this to work is to chroot into your > > root filesystem and then make the changes and run update-grub. > > Thanks! Glad to have a solution. This is exactly my situation. > > Can you also tell me how to go the other way; to get booting to work > with uuid's? Is it as simple as changing the device name in /etc/fstab > to a uuid or is that where the connection is made? > > TIA, > > Paul Scott > > > MM
The correct 'UUID' needs to be in the fstab & grub menu. 'blkid' is the command that gives you all the uuid's for the file systems on you hard drives. I don't use Sid, Lenny here, but I have been using uuid's to manage removable media. -- Peace Greg Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
