[bugs #8539] Allow use of grub-install in chrooted environment

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[bugs #8539] Full Item Snapshot:

URL: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=8539>
Project: GNU GRUB
Submitted by: 0
On: Sun 04/11/04 at 08:13

Category:  Installation
Severity:  Major
Priority:  5 - Normal
Item Group:  Feature Request
Resolution:  None
Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  Sven Vermeulen
Originator Email:  address@hidden
Status:  Open
Release:  0.94
Reproducibility:  Every Time
Planned Release:  


Summary:  Allow use of grub-install in chrooted environment

Original Submission:  Is it possible to allow grub-install to be used inside a 
chrooted environment? The main issue here is that grub-install requires a 
correct /etc/mtab which, in a chrooted environment, isn't 100% accurate. 

A possibility would be to have a --root-device=/dev/hda1 option (instead or 
supplementary to --root-directory). This way there is no need for querying 
/etc/mtab and can grub-install be safely used in a chrooted environment.











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