Use unified grub.cfg location #7985
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C: mgmt
C: Xen
P: default
Priority: default. Default priority for new issues, to be replaced given sufficient information.
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This issue should be mentioned in the release notes.
T: enhancement
Type: enhancement. A new feature that does not yet exist or improvement of existing functionality.
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The change in grub itself is already implemented (ported patch from Fedora). This issue is for tracking purposes for updating other parts, and for release notes. |
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Grub2 in R4.2 is made to include grub.cfg from primary /boot partition, even on EFI systems - so it always lives in the same place. Do not not override the config stub. QubesOS/qubes-issues#7985
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Grub2 in R4.2 is made to include grub.cfg from primary /boot partition, even on EFI systems - so it always lives in the same place. Do not not override the config stub. QubesOS/qubes-issues#7985
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Grub2 in R4.2 is made to include grub.cfg from primary /boot partition, even on EFI systems - so it always lives in the same place. Do not not override the config stub. QubesOS/qubes-issues#7985
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Now /boot/efi/EFI/qubes/grub.cfg sources /boot/grub2/grub.cfg, so the actual config always is in /boot/grub2/grub.cfg, regardless of the boot mode. QubesOS/qubes-issues#7985
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It seems all relevant places are updated already. The R4.1->R4.2 upgrade path is tracked separately. |
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The problem you're addressing (if any)
Currently grub.cfg is in different place depending on EFI or legacy boot. This makes various documentation and scripts needing extra cases for boot mode.
The solution you'd like
Follow https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/UnifyGrubConfig
The value to a user, and who that user might be
Easier documentation and boot parameters handling. For example regenerating grub config is always
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg- regardless of the boot mode.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: