[Bug 154763] Grub is inadequate without Lilo for backup

[Peter Jones]

On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 10:39 -0700, Mike Bird wrote:

> # df /BOOT
> Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
> /its-a-long-way-to-tipperary/bootdev
>                          97570     10926     81606  12% /BOO
> # du /BOOT
> 12      /BOOT/lost+found
> 3       /BOOT/grub
> 181     /BOOT/boot/grub
> 182     /BOOT/boot
> 6812    /BOOT
>
> # grub-install --root-directory=/BOOT /dev/hda
> You must set the root directory by the option --root-directory, because
> /BOOT/boot/grub does not exist in the root device Could not find device
> for /BOOT/boot.

File this in bugzilla.  In the bug, please include:

a) what version of the OS you're using
b) which grub package you've installed
c) what you're trying to accomplish with this abnormal /BOOT setup

Along with this info, please attach:

a) /proc/partitions
b) grub.conf
c) device.map
d) the output of "ls -lR /BOOT"

I suspect this is user error, but I'll be happy to have a look at it
once you've filed the bug with this information.

-- 
        Peter