On Sat 31 Aug 2013 at 10:08:17 -0700, David Guntner wrote: > Well, what the heck! > > I hadn't run the backup since before the upgrade to Wheezy. So after > removing the partition and restoring it, then running it (which now > backed up my Wheezy system), I got the following when running grub update: > > > # update-grub > > Generating grub.cfg ... > > Found background image: /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-grub.png > > Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-amd64 > > Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-amd64 > > Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin > > Found memtest86+ multiboot image: /memtest86+_multiboot.bin > > Found Debian GNU/Linux (7.1) on /dev/sdb1 > > done
os-prober has once again done an efficient job. > > Found Debian GNU/Linux (7.1) on /dev/sdb1 > ...And it's back. Why on Earth is it finding stuff under /backup and > treating it like it's actually going to be bootable??? You are thinking of this the wrong way. os-prober is not looking at what is under /backup but what is on the partition. > Grub is weird. A three word statement like that is enough to start the Legacy GRUB and LILO advocates chipping in. We'll pretend you didn't say it; especially as it is os-prober which should be outed. > Well, I guess at least the mystery is solved. Even if that means I'm > stuck with an extraneous entry in my boot menu.... Why is it "extraneous"? You have told os-prober to find OSs. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130831181724.gc28...@copernicus.demon.co.uk
