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From: Fredrik Eriksson
Subject: Re: GRUB uglies
Date: 9 Nov 2008 15:27:06
Message: <op.ukdcff1k7bxctx@e6600.bredbandsbolaget.se>
On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:00:24 +0100, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> My stumbling block here is that if I use chroot, I no longer have /dev  
> for GRUB to write things to.

You must bind /dev in the new environment before chrooting.

Gentoo users know how to chroot properly, as it is a required step when  
installing Gentoo:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?part=1&chap=6



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FE


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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: GRUB uglies
Date: 9 Nov 2008 16:02:34
Message: <49174fea$1@news.povray.org>
Fredrik Eriksson wrote:
> You must bind /dev in the new environment before chrooting.
> 
> Gentoo users know how to chroot properly, as it is a required step when 
> installing Gentoo:
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?part=1&chap=6

Thanks. I figured it was merely a stumbling block rather than a wall. ;-)

I'll put that into my instructions file under "in case of complete user 
screw-up..."

I'm learning way more about system administration than I ever wanted to 
know, you know? :-)

-- 
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: GRUB uglies
Date: 9 Nov 2008 21:52:22
Message: <4917a1e6@news.povray.org>
On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:00:24 -0800, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Yeah, I would concur with that - have had that experience myself.
> 
> My stumbling block here is that if I use chroot, I no longer have /dev
> for GRUB to write things to. If it comes to that much of a disaster,
> I'll reinstall stuff and rescue things on a per-file/per-directory
> basis. :-)

I also mount /dev/ in the chrooted environment.

Jim


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