Re: root seems to be incorrectly set after install (patch works)

[George Lengel]

> > I have looked at this problem deeply, and I think the following changes
> > would be required:
> >
> > - A variable to specify where grub.cfg and modules are present. Currently,
> > we have it only for a prefix without a drive. So grub_root_drive or
> > something must be added. It could be added to kern/i386/pc/startup.S, but
> > boot/i386/pc/boot.S might be more appropriate (if there is space large
> > enough).
> >
> > - grub-setup must handle a root drive independently, of a boot drive or an
> > embedding drive.
> >
> > - kern/i386/pc/init.c must be modified accordingly.
> >
> > The scinarii would be the following:
> >
> > - If a core image is embedded, and a grub directory is in the same drive,
> > all drives should be set to -1, thus a boot drive passed by BIOS or another
> > boot loader will be used.
> >
> > - If a core image is embedded, and a grub directory is in a different
> > drive, a root drive must be explicitly set by grub-setup. The other drives
> > will be set by BIOS or another boot loader.
> >
> > - If a core image is not embedded, and it is in the same drive, the same as
> > the first example.
> >
> > - If a core image is not embedded, and it is in a different drive, an
> > embedding drive is identical to a root drive, and must be set explicitly by
> > grub-setup.
> >
> > I am planning to fix it myself, but if I look too slow, please feel free to
> > fix it instead of me.
> >     
>
> I think I have fixed it. Please test it, if you can.
>   

Hello,

I pulled the latest source from CVS tonight and after compiling and 
installing, it looks like your patch works! I no longer was dropped into 
rescue mode and my system booted.

I did encounter one problem. My screen is corrupted and the menu is 
unreadable. Grub is loading the menu correctly and if I wait for the 
timeout, everything boots fine. This is not a problem unless at some 
point I need to read the screen. :)