Grub Manual ... Solved

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Michael Schwendt wrote:
> 
> It's still very unfortunate to refer to a "root directory" when
> dealing with GRUB. All that matters is  what the GRUB root device is,
> how it is defined via device.map and the BIOS disk numbering scheme,
> and where it is mounted (!) when you access the files on it. As long
> as it's mounted on the /boot mount-point, referring to a "root
> directory" is misleading. You can even make the GRUB root device a
> separate partition, but still store the kernel+initrd in a
> sub-directory. That is because GRUB doesn't care where a file is
> stored as long as it is told what the absolute path to the file is and
> what device to enable.
> 
From what I have read of the Grub documentation, Grub uses root
device, and boot directory. I do not see references to a Grub root
directory. Just one of those minor distinctions that leads to all
kinds of confusion if you ignore it.

root device != root directory

Mikkel
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