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For quite a while now, every time I've reinstalled a large batch of |
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packages, such as in an emerge -e system, I've finished up with an |
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unbootable system. I have /boot on /dev/hda1 and grub is also installed on |
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that partition (I use Partition Magic to choose the partition to boot |
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from). |
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The problem is that, having found problems with the 64-bit grub, I long ago |
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got used to installing the 32-bit version, with "emerge --usepkg |
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grub-static". That works fine, but because grub is in the world file it |
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gets included in the wholesale reinstallation - but without the --usepkg |
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parameter. |
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Today I finally traced the problem to emerging grub-static without |
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the --usepkg parameter to emerge. Is this a bug worth reporting? I've fixed |
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it pro tem (I hope) by deleting grub from /var/lib/portage/world. |
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Rgds |
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Peter Humphrey |
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Linux Counter 5290, Aug 93 |
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