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diff --git a/sys-boot/grub/files/grub-0.97-uuid_doc.patch b/sys-boot/grub/files/grub-0.97-uuid_doc.patch new file mode 100644 index 00000000..06bfbdeb --- /dev/null +++ b/sys-boot/grub/files/grub-0.97-uuid_doc.patch @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +--- grub-0.97.orig/docs/grub.texi 2008-07-17 11:07:25.000000000 +0100 ++++ grub-0.97/docs/grub.texi 2008-07-17 10:57:41.000000000 +0100 +@@ -2707,6 +2707,7 @@ + * testload:: Load a file for testing a filesystem + * testvbe:: Test VESA BIOS EXTENSION + * uppermem:: Set the upper memory size ++* uuid:: Set GRUB's root device using UUID + * vbeprobe:: Probe VESA BIOS EXTENSION + @end menu + +@@ -3266,6 +3267,27 @@ + also be used for debugging purposes to lie to an OS. + @end deffn + ++@node uuid ++@subsection uuid ++ ++@deffn Command uuid [UUID] ++Set the current @dfn{root device} to the device with the universally ++unique identifier @var{UUID}, then attempt to mount it. This is ++equivalent to the @ref{root} command, but allows one to select a ++filesystem by UUID rather than by device. ++ ++The command recognises ext2, ext3, fat, hfs, jfs, ntfs, ocfs, reiserfs ++and xfs filesystems. ++ ++@strong{Note:} grub detects and recognises fat UUIDs in lower case ++whereas examining /dev/disk/by-uuid on Linux will report fat UUIDs ++in upper case. ++ ++By not specifying @var{UUID}, the command will scan partitions on ++attached devices and will display the device, partition type and ++UUID for each recognised filesystem. ++@end deffn ++ + + @node vbeprobe + @subsection vbeprobe |