GRUB2

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I'm now using GRUB2 to boot, it wasn't a terribly great experience.

/boot/grub/grub.cfg now says: 

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
set default=0
set timeout=5
insmod lvm
set root=(root-rootlv)
search --fs-uuid --set 07c1ef15-db44-41ec-8adc-9420dd334794
if font /usr/share/grub/ascii.pff ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod vbe
  terminal gfxterm
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
...
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
insmod raid
set root=(md0)
search --fs-uuid --set e2c5db97-4e90-4e2a-a329-38bd44ed9292
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.27-rc7" {
        linux   /vmlinuz-2.6.27-rc7 root=/dev/mapper/root-rootlv ro  
        initrd  /initrd.img-2.6.27-rc7
...
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/31_windows ###
menuentry "Windows" {
  set root=(hd0,1)
  chainloader +1
}

Note that /etc/grub.d/31_windows was a quick hack done by me: 

#!/bin/sh

# Written by Adrian
cat <<EOF
menuentry "Windows" {
  set root=(hd0,1)
  chainloader +1
}
EOF

At one point GRUB2 clearly wasn't installed correctly. Each reboot I'd have to type this set of commands in - I've documented them here in case they are useful to anyone else (or myself in future!):

  • set
    • lists current variables
  • set prefix=(md0)/grub
    • for some bizarre reason this would have been set to (fd0)
  • insmod hello
    • not needed, but should print "hello"
  • insmod raid
  • insmod lvm
  • insmod normal
    • maybe need "insmod linux" and "insmod boot" here if you are unlucky
  • normal
    • this should now display the grub menu
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