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Bug 479296 - ~sys-boot/grub-0.97 - grub.conf.gentoo example contains long-obsolete real_root= parameter
Summary: ~sys-boot/grub-0.97 - grub.conf.gentoo example contains long-obsolete real_ro...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal
Assignee: Gentoo's Team for Core System packages
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Reported: 2013-07-31 18:18 UTC by Ben Kohler
Modified: 2014-10-20 14:28 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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patch for grub.conf.gentoo (grub-conf-fix.patch,541 bytes, patch)
2013-07-31 18:18 UTC, Ben Kohler
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Description Ben Kohler gentoo-dev 2013-07-31 18:18:46 UTC
Created attachment 354738 [details, diff]
patch for grub.conf.gentoo

Ever since we moved to kernel 2.6 and initramfs (versus initrd), the real_root parameter has been unneeded, just *tolerated* by genkernel initramfs.  Initramfs scripts (like genkernel's) can read directly from the root= parameter, real_root was only needed since initrd required root=/dev/ram0, as it was a real ramdisk.

Reworking our example config will simplify things for users, the single example will be valid for manual (initramfs-less) builds AND genkernel builds.
Comment 1 Ian Stakenvicius (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2014-10-20 14:28:12 UTC
sounds good to me, committing in-place.

I don't see much need for a revbump just for this, users that already have grub installed likely already know how to configure it.  (that said, I am revbumping it anyways for multilib soon)