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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Booting memtest86 from grub2
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 15:31:38 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130512153138.055b2587@digimed.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <518FA064.3060002@gmail.com>

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On Sun, 12 May 2013 09:00:04 -0500, Dale wrote:

> ### END /etc/grub.d/39_memtest86+ ###
> 
> There it be.  I wonder if it worked all the other times I tried?

If anyone else had asked that question I'd have said "yes" :)

> > I do a similar thing, except the script is in /usr/local/bin, where it
> > should be :P, and it checks if /boot is mounted ro and remounts it rw
> > if necessary.

> I keep mine mounted anyway.  I'm not a script writer by any means.

As do I, but read-only. It prevents filesystem corruption but, unlike not
mounting it, it also avoids the embarrassment of installing a new kernel
then wondering why it boots with the old one :)


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Neil Bothwick

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  reply	other threads:[~2013-05-12 14:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-05-11 23:12 [gentoo-user] Booting memtest86 from grub2 walt
2013-05-12 10:07 ` Neil Bothwick
2013-05-12 12:40   ` Dale
2013-05-12 12:50     ` Neil Bothwick
2013-05-12 14:00       ` Dale
2013-05-12 14:31         ` Neil Bothwick [this message]
2013-05-12 20:24           ` Dale

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