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1clue
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 Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:33 pm Post subject: Why doesn't Gentoo use UUID=... in fstab? -- Solved |
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I guess the title says it all.
I just installed Gentoo after a long time of no actual installs, and while some things changed others have not.
I've often had trouble when adding or removing a disk, the existing disks are numbered differently when I boot again, causing boot failure.
I see grub2 evidently went to UUIDs but /etc/fstab does not. My other Gentoo box has UUIDs for fstab but if I remember correctly I changed them over.
So I guess the reason for the post is, why not? Is there something I don't know which increases risk when you use UUIDs?
Thanks.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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From "man fstab"
| Code: | The first field (fs_spec).
This field describes the block special device or remote filesystem to be mounted.
For ordinary mounts it will hold (a link to) a block special device node (as created by mknod(8)) for
the device to be mounted, like `/dev/cdrom' or `/dev/sdb7'. For NFS mounts one will have <host>:<dir>,
e.g., `knuth.aeb.nl:/'. For procfs, use `proc'.
Instead of giving the device explicitly, one may indicate the filesystem that is to be mounted by its
UUID or LABEL (cf. e2label(8) or xfs_admin(8)), writing LABEL=<label> or UUID=<uuid>, e.g.,
`LABEL=Boot' or `UUID=3e6be9de-8139-11d1-9106-a43f08d823a6'.
It's also possible to use PARTUUID= and PARTLABEL=. These partitions identifiers are supported for GUID
Partition Table (GPT) and MAC partition table only.
See blkid(8) or lsblk(8) for more details about devices identifiers. |
I've gone to using LABELS in fstab
but as I've quoted you could just as easily use UUID.
It's just not done automatically.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, I've been using UUID for quite some time, I'm just wondering if there's a real reason why Gentoo doesn't do so automatically.
I don't use labels because I use VMs and LVM and don't want any confusion.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Perhaps using UUIDs is best if you're also using logical volumes, but if you're content with a classical, static partition layout, it just doesn't seem necessary. |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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As far as why not automatically, I don't know.
But I haven't installed from scratch in a long time so I don't know what's available nowadays.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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If you mean the one present in the stage3, the handbook says something like this:
| Quote: | | Important: The default /etc/fstab file provided by Gentoo is not a valid fstab file. You have to create your own /etc/fstab. |
And then gives some examples, but I think the assumption is that you can write it however you want.
https://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=8 |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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OK that answers my question I guess.
I haven't installed from scratch on Gentoo in more than a year. I guess I figured that since I had UUID-based fstab on my old box that it was there automatically, don't know why.
To me it doesn't make much sense to use anything but UUID, but I guess thinking about simple setups, the current way probably works as well as anything.
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Last I knew, and FWIW, I haven't looked into this in a while, the Linux kernel doesn't speak UUID... so be forewarned to not try to mount root with a UUID (or label for that matter).
Mounting by UUID/label requires mount, libblkid.so and libuuid.so, so you may need an initramfs/initrd to have root mounted by either. Also, if for some reason, those tools aren't available when you go to mount partitions* then you will not be able to bring up any filesystems referenced by them.
* they are all from sys-apps/util-linux and currently stored in /bin and /lib, but per the Council's decision to stop supporting a separate /usr, the maintainer(s) of util-linux are now free to install them anywhere they desire on a whim, even if it means breaking existing systems |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I've been using UUID on everything for a few years now. Including root. I'm not sure if it matters if the kernel understands UUID, but grub2 does so IMO that's all that matters. |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:14 am Post subject: |
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| 1clue wrote: |
To me it doesn't make much sense to use anything but UUID, but I guess thinking about simple setups, the current way probably works as well as anything.
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There's never one case 1clue...
It make sense to not using UUID to mount a disk to a specific place, but using label instead.
Per example, using any disks, as long as its label is EXTERNAL and mount always at /mnt/EXTERNAL via label, allowing someone to have multi disks (so multi UUID) but always connecting one of them only, but whatever disk is connected, its mount point will remain the same. |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:35 am Post subject: |
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I set up my usb flash drives with the same label so that I always have the same user allowed mount point.
As Krinn says every case is different.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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| 1clue wrote: | | I've been using UUID on everything for a few years now. Including root. I'm not sure if it matters if the kernel understands UUID, but grub2 does so IMO that's all that matters. |
I think you misunderstand something: The UUIDs in grub2 only help you to start the kernel from the correct partition. Then the control is passed to the kernel, and it depends on the kenerl alone what he chooses as /dev/root (that is, from which partition to read the init-files and later /etc/fstab). If you use an initrd, this can be setup in the initrd, but otherwise you are not able to use UUID at this step - grub2 cannot help you here anymore, because it is already finished.
Fortunately, new kernel versions know PARTUUID=... even on dos partition tables as I learnt recently. However, PARTUUID is a different thing than UUID; for instance, in case of dos partition tables, it would change if you add a partition in front of your root partition. |
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@mv,
If what you're saying is true, then my system can't boot right now. Which is false.
/etc/fstab:
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UUID=93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4 /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2 #/dev/sda2
UUID=85a849ee-f20a-4f76-b790-e6217f6deb91 / ext3 noatime 0 1 #/dev/sda3
UUID=5c94e0ad-bba1-48c6-a0fe-cc0103e21acb none swap sw 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,ro 0 0
tmpfs /var/tmp/portage tmpfs auto 0 0
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blkid:
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/dev/sda2: UUID="93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4" TYPE="ext2" PARTLABEL="/boot" PARTUUID="c6a94411-dea4-43e6-aa8a-a62626b4d53d"
/dev/sda3: UUID="85a849ee-f20a-4f76-b790-e6217f6deb91" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="/" PARTUUID="d8ad9cca-5d1b-4985-8c00-2f3082179e17"
/dev/sda4: UUID="BYUpjw-iQ7V-32Y6-0TQd-RBTl-zlF9-ammBCk" TYPE="LVM2_member" PARTLABEL="Linux LVM" PARTUUID="97f61253-cc4c-4ac9-8419-272226c83870"
/dev/sda1: PARTLABEL="bios" PARTUUID="e2cfb363-18cb-46b5-97e6-180b70ddad4b"
/dev/mapper/hddvg1-host_swap: UUID="5c94e0ad-bba1-48c6-a0fe-cc0103e21acb" TYPE="swap"
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And frankly I have a couple dozen Ubuntu Server 12.04 setups on VMs all over the place that have been doing this for at least a couple years now, although for all I know they have an initrd. |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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| 1clue wrote: | @mv,
And frankly I have a couple dozen Ubuntu Server 12.04 setups on VMs all over the place that have been doing this for at least a couple years now, although for all I know they have an initrd. |
That is the point, root=UUID only works with initrd. |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:49 am Post subject: |
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| py-ro wrote: | | 1clue wrote: | @mv,
And frankly I have a couple dozen Ubuntu Server 12.04 setups on VMs all over the place that have been doing this for at least a couple years now, although for all I know they have an initrd. |
That is the point, root=UUID only works with initrd. |
And I'm saying that's false. My previous Gentoo which has been updated for a long time has no initrd, and neither does the install I just finished. The one I just finished has its fstab and blkid results posted above. Both systems boot fine with everything UUID and NO initrd. The Ubuntu junk I have no idea, I just use those for quick and dirty VMs where I don't really care. |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| 1clue wrote: | | And I'm saying that's false. My previous Gentoo which has been updated for a long time has no initrd, and neither does the install I just finished. The one I just finished has its fstab and blkid results posted above. Both systems boot fine with everything UUID and NO initrd. The Ubuntu junk I have no idea, I just use those for quick and dirty VMs where I don't really care. |
Could we see your grub(2).conf? |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:11 am Post subject: |
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@1clue
There is simply no code to handle this.
My 1st guess would be grub-mkconfig setting it automagic for you.
From the parsing code in init/do_mounts.c:
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/*
* Convert a name into device number. We accept the following variants:
*
* 1) device number in hexadecimal represents itself
* 2) /dev/nfs represents Root_NFS (0xff)
* 3) /dev/<disk_name> represents the device number of disk
* 4) /dev/<disk_name><decimal> represents the device number
* of partition - device number of disk plus the partition number
* 5) /dev/<disk_name>p<decimal> - same as the above, that form is
* used when disk name of partitioned disk ends on a digit.
* 6) PARTUUID=00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF representing the
* unique id of a partition if the partition table provides it.
* The UUID may be either an EFI/GPT UUID, or refer to an MSDOS
* partition using the format SSSSSSSS-PP, where SSSSSSSS is a zero-
* filled hex representation of the 32-bit "NT disk signature", and PP
* is a zero-filled hex representation of the 1-based partition number.
* 7) PARTUUID=<UUID>/PARTNROFF=<int> to select a partition in relation to
* a partition with a known unique id.
* 8) <major>:<minor> major and minor number of the device separated by
* a colon.
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* If name doesn't have fall into the categories above, we return (0,0).
* block_class is used to check if something is a disk name. If the disk
* name contains slashes, the device name has them replaced with
* bangs.
*/
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Then look at the following Lines, there is no UUID Case. |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:41 am Post subject: |
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Without knowing answer, that seems to contradict you py-ro 
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* 6) PARTUUID=00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF representing the
* unique id of a partition if the partition table provides it.
* The UUID may be either an EFI/GPT UUID, or refer to an MSDOS
* partition using the format SSSSSSSS-PP
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| Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:55 am Post subject: |
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@krinn PARTUUID =! UUID
UUID is meant to be inside the Filesystem, while PARTUUID is inside Partitiontable. |
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krinn
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I think i got that right py-ro (the diff with PARTUUID and UUID the EFI/GPT part)
But (even more shorten answer then) :
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* 6) PARTUUID=00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF representing the
...The UUID may be either an EFI/GPT UUID... |
So it seems it allow EFI/GPT to be use thru PARTUUID as well. |
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That is the Partition one. GPT = GUID Partition Table, the one which won't work is the Filesystem one. Theye are booth UUIDs. Later one is adressed by root=UUID=xxx, the 1st one by root=PARTUUID=xxx.
root=UUID needs a Ramdisk, root=PARTUUID not. |
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I'm really curious about this, because I skipped the initrd part of the handbook, and FWIW I would be a little put off if one somehow got installed without my knowing it.
And if you'll look at my blkid and fstab entries above, I'm using UUID not PARTUUID.
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# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub2-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
set default="${next_entry}"
set next_entry=
save_env next_entry
set boot_once=true
else
set default="0"
fi
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}
if loadfont unicode ; then
set gfxmode=1920x1080
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if sleep --interruptible 0 ; then
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Gentoo GNU/Linux' --class gentoo --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-85a849ee-f20a-4f76-b790-e6217f6deb91' {
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1 ...'
linux /kernel-3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1 root=/dev/sda3 ro
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Gentoo GNU/Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-85a849ee-f20a-4f76-b790-e6217f6deb91' {
menuentry 'Gentoo GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1' --class gentoo --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1-advanced-85a849ee-f20a-4f76-b790-e6217f6deb91' {
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1 ...'
linux /kernel-3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1 root=/dev/sda3 ro
}
menuentry 'Gentoo GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1 (recovery mode)' --class gentoo --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1-recovery-85a849ee-f20a-4f76-b790-e6217f6deb91' {
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1 ...'
linux /kernel-3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1 root=/dev/sda3 ro single
}
menuentry 'Gentoo GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.12.13-gentoo-kr3' --class gentoo --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.12.13-gentoo-kr3-advanced-85a849ee-f20a-4f76-b790-e6217f6deb91' {
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.12.13-gentoo-kr3 ...'
linux /kernel-3.12.13-gentoo-kr3 root=/dev/sda3 ro
}
menuentry 'Gentoo GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.12.13-gentoo-kr3 (recovery mode)' --class gentoo --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.12.13-gentoo-kr3-recovery-85a849ee-f20a-4f76-b790-e6217f6deb91' {
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.12.13-gentoo-kr3 ...'
linux /kernel-3.12.13-gentoo-kr3 root=/dev/sda3 ro single
}
menuentry 'Gentoo GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.12.13-gentoo-kr2' --class gentoo --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.12.13-gentoo-kr2-advanced-85a849ee-f20a-4f76-b790-e6217f6deb91' {
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.12.13-gentoo-kr2 ...'
linux /kernel-3.12.13-gentoo-kr2 root=/dev/sda3 ro
}
menuentry 'Gentoo GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.12.13-gentoo-kr2 (recovery mode)' --class gentoo --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.12.13-gentoo-kr2-recovery-85a849ee-f20a-4f76-b790-e6217f6deb91' {
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.12.13-gentoo-kr2 ...'
linux /kernel-3.12.13-gentoo-kr2 root=/dev/sda3 ro single
}
menuentry 'Gentoo GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.12.13-gentoo' --class gentoo --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.12.13-gentoo-advanced-85a849ee-f20a-4f76-b790-e6217f6deb91' {
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.12.13-gentoo ...'
linux /kernel-3.12.13-gentoo root=/dev/sda3 ro
}
menuentry 'Gentoo GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.12.13-gentoo (recovery mode)' --class gentoo --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.12.13-gentoo-recovery-85a849ee-f20a-4f76-b790-e6217f6deb91' {
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.12.13-gentoo ...'
linux /kernel-3.12.13-gentoo root=/dev/sda3 ro single
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
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saellaven
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I use LILO and it's been years since I bothered to even mess with grub (it was grub 1 and I didn't like it), so I don't know the grub2.conf syntax all that well...
But I'm guessing these are your actual kernel loading lines:
linux /kernel-3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1 root=/dev/sda3 ro
linux /kernel-3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1 root=/dev/sda3 ro
linux /kernel-3.13.6-hardened-r3-kr1 root=/dev/sda3 ro single
linux /kernel-3.12.13-gentoo-kr3 root=/dev/sda3 ro
linux /kernel-3.12.13-gentoo-kr3 root=/dev/sda3 ro single
etc
You'll note that the kernel isn't using your UUID, but /dev/sda3 (which I'm guesing is 93d12727-ec84-4e05-98a8-5a8f3f1fd8a4 and the third partition of your first hard drive (both by the sda3 and the hd0,gpt2)). So, it looks like grub is using the UUID for itself as a sanity check, but is passing the kernel /dev/sda3 as the root. |
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mv
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| saellaven wrote: | | So, it looks like grub is using the UUID for itself as a sanity check, but is passing the kernel /dev/sda3 as the root. |
Your analysis is correct. In particular, if there is some hardware attached which causes /dev/sda* to become e.g. /dev/sdb* with your kernel then grub would still boot the kernel from the correct partition, but the kernel would panic, claiming that it cannot find the root partition. (This happens long before /etc/fstab is read.) |
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1clue
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OK so let me pose this question:
How do I set things up so that no matter what happens regarding new hardware, all the partitions are attached in the proper order?
I thought that UUID was supposed to solve it. |
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