[bug #31425] Post GRUB2 update /boot prefix no longer needed

[Mark W]

Follow-up Comment #8, bug #31425 (project grub):

OK, so did a grub-update with distro version and that did as expected leaving
the /boot in place. Then did:
cd /opt/grub ; make install ; grub-install -v
grub-install (GRUB) 1.99~beta0

Next did:
grub-install /dev/sda; grub-install /dev/sdb; grub-install /dev/sdc
Installation finished. No error reported.
Installation finished. No error reported.
Installation finished. No error reported.
update-grub -v
grub-mkconfig (GRUB) 1.99~beta0
update-grub
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64
Found Microsoft Windows XP Professional on /dev/sdb1
done
I had a quick look at the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file and the /boot prefixes are
gone, so was hopeful and rebooted...

All rebooted ok but the screen corrupts and gdm3 fails to load, might have
something to do with these lines??
        load_video
        set gfxpayload=keep

So have 
cd /opt/grub
make uninstalled
grub-install /dev/sda; grub-install /dev/sdb; grub-install /dev/sdc
update-grub
and manually edited the updated grub.cfg file to remove the /boot prefixes

Upshot is I can confirm that 1.99~beta0 does indeed not put the /boot prefix
into the grub.cfg after a grub-update

Why the graphics fails I don't know. Hope this helpful. Have attached the two
grub.cfg files and photo of messed up video.


(file #21791, file #21792, file #21793)
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Additional Item Attachment:

File name: grub.cfg-v1.98+20100804-6      Size:3 KB
File name: grub.cfg-v099beta              Size:2 KB
File name: GRUBvideo-v1.99beta0fail.JPG   Size:97 KB


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