On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:45:40 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote:

> > echo "Adding: System Rescue CD"
> > menuentry "System Rescue CD" {
> >    set sysresiso=/systemrescuecd-x86-2.5.1.iso
> >    loopback loop $sysresiso
> >    linux (loop)/isolinux/rescue64 rootpass=whatever setkmap=uk
> > isoloop=$sysresiso initrd (loop)/isolinux/initram.igz
> > }  
> 
> Am I right in thinking that this only works with GRUB-2, not the legacy 
> GRUB?

AFAIK, yes.

> I'm not ready yet to go to the next generation of GRUB.

There's little point in change fore change's sake. When I install a new
system I use GRUB2, but those that were set up with GRUB1 will continue
to use it until I have a good reason to change - even though the change
is quite trivial.

For new systems, it is a lot easier  - emerge grub and run grub2-mkconfig
and you have a bootable system. If you want to fart around with menu
files (as I generally do) you can play with them after the system has
booted the first time.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Loose bits sink chips.