Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] grub-0.97-r16 and profile 17.0 change
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2017 15:12:15
Message-Id: 20171203151221.GB18985@dell_xps.STUDY
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] grub-0.97-r16 and profile 17.0 change by Peter Humphrey
1 On 03-12-2017 ,10:57:33, Peter Humphrey wrote:
2 > On Saturday, 2 December 2017 12:30:57 GMT Mick wrote:
3 > > I'm getting this error after I changed my profile as per
4 > > '2017-11-30-new-17-
5 > > profiles' news item:
6 > > >>> Compiling source in /data/tmp_var/portage/sys-boot/grub-0.97-r16/work/
7 >
8 > [...]
9 >
10 > > However, sys-boot/grub-0.97-r17 installed fine once keyworded on this
11 > > (mostly) stable system. This may save time for others who come across
12 > > the same problem.
13 >
14 > It has. Thanks Mick.
15 >
16 > --
17 > Regards,
18 > Peter.
19
20 Unfortunately, an older system with only 50MB /boot partition did not
21 have enough space to allow sys-boot/grub-0.97-r17 to install all its
22 files and fs drivers. I ended up restoring /boot from a back up. YMMV.

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] grub-0.97-r16 and profile 17.0 change Daniel Frey <djqfrey@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] grub-0.97-r16 and profile 17.0 change Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>