Re: [Devil-linux-develop] install-on-usb script

[Heiko Z. <hz...@pr...>]

On 10/28/2003 09:02:41 AM Bruce Smith wrote:
>> >> > This line is most likely the problem:
>> >> >
>> >> >     GRUBPART=3D$(expr ${PARTITION##/dev/[hs]d[a-z]} - 1)
>> >>
>> >> Yeah, that'll do it.  I'll take a look tomorrow.
>> >
>> >Not sure. Because on my system, (as i'm running devfsd), i have
>> >/dev/sda and /dev/sda1 as links
>> >to /dev/host0.../disc and blahblahblah/part1.
>> >
>> >So the problem is beyond that point, because grub doesn't recognize=

>> >root /dev/host0.../disc as a valid option.
>>
>> I'm sure it's this line.
>> LVM doesn't like the symlinks either,when you use devfs you need to
>use the
>> "real" device name.
>
>Do all devfs systems have symlinks?  Is that a standard part of devfs?=


The symlinks are created by the devfsd, which is a special daemon to
support software which can't handle the devfs.
Every distrib "should" support this, though I'm not certain.

cya
  Heiko
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