Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1660 mails)

[Bob S <911@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 12 December 2009 17:31:59 Felix Miata wrote:
> On 2009/12/12 22:55 (GMT+0100) jdd-gmane composed:
> > Carlos E. R. wrote:
> > > I thought that labels, ids, etc, did not work on grub. There is a map
> > > file that "defines" the correspondence beetween both, but I don't know
> > > which side is the "boss" side. I think it is the bios who defines them.
> >
> > cat /boot/grub/device.map
> > (hd1)  
> > /dev/disk/by-id/usb-Generic_USB_SD_Reader_12345678901234567890-0:0 (hd3)
> > /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_5000AAV_External_574341535530333930393935-0:0
> > (hd2)
> > /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_1600BEV_External_5758435A3037353135323131-0:0
> > (hd0)   /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD5000BEVT-00ZAT0_WD-WXNY08N61636
> >
> > we see usb devices, here (and I have none connected, have to be
> > internal usb-hubs) but for me HDD is still 0
>
> AIUI:
>
> 1-device.map is used by the grub shell
> 2-grub _shell_ is not part of normal boot process
>
> Maybe I have something about this mixed up and it is Bob S's 11.2 device
> map that needs fixing.
>
> Does Grub v1 actually know how to use /dev/disk* entries? I don't remember
> ever seeing device.map files of more than 45 or so bytes on any of my 11.2
> or Factory installs, too small to be using /dev/disk* strings for mapping.
>
> Do mkinitrd or perl-Bootloader depend on correct device.map entries to
> function correctly?
>
> Bob, show us your 11.2 device.map file please.
> --
OK, here it is, exactly the same as 11.0 

(hd0)   /dev/sda
(hd1)   /dev/sdb
(hd2)   /dev/sdc

Bob S

Thought you were going to bed. Don't want you getting grumpy on us.

Yes, I live in central Forida. New Port Richey, about 20 miles north of St. 
Petersburg
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