On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 03:14:51PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 12:44 -0600, Paul Elliott wrote: > > > One possible approach would be to use LVM (Logical Volume Manager) - > > > it's supported by grub2. You could install grub on a small boot > > > partition and allocate the rest to as an LVM partition, that would be > > > split into volumes. Then you could refer to the volumes by name. > > > > > > > This seems a long way to drag the cat around the barn. Or this > > would be like kicking dead whales down the beach. One should > > not have to invoke the complexity of LVN just so one can specify > > partitions. > > OK, let's fix GRUB. > > As for the expansion issue, I think I see how to fix it. > grub_script_arg_add() should append expanded variables to the last > argument, rather than allocate a new argument, unless the new argument > is separated by spaces from the previous one. > > GRUB_SCRIPT_ARG_TYPE_STR and GRUB_SCRIPT_ARG_TYPE_VAR are "write only". > I think we should discard grub_script_arg_type_t or use it to keep track > of spaces in the input. > > As for the "boot_device", it could be set in the same place as "root", > namely in grub_set_root_dev() in kern/main.c. >
Ok, you are well into grub2 internals, and beond the areas I am familiar with. I am glad the problem is being addressed and glad I could be helpfull in pointing out the problem. When grub2 is finished, I will look in the manual and see what syntax I need to use to solve problems like this. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 [EMAIL PROTECTED] PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.io.com/~pelliott/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117
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