The next line after the root should be a search command with the correct UUID, so it does not matter if the device specified on the root line is wrong. Is this not the case for you?
Also the comments referring to the device in /etc/fstab are just that; comments don't matter. -- Grub Installer gets devices wrong when running from live USB https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/384633 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs