From 06663a489d482e95e41010a87763fb4f267fc3e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: okuji Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 17:15:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add a caution about the grub shell. --- ChangeLog | 7 +++++++ docs/user-ref.texi | 7 ++++++- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 29887eb80..a2a54f694 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2000-06-02 OKUJI Yoshinori + + * docs/user-ref.texi (Invoking the grub shell): Added a caution. + Why don't so many people still understand that BIOS drive + numbering are different from OS device naming? How many cautions + and warnings should we write in the documentation? Sigh. + 2000-06-01 OKUJI Yoshinori From Chip Salzenberg: diff --git a/docs/user-ref.texi b/docs/user-ref.texi index b9bb90863..44c530c26 100644 --- a/docs/user-ref.texi +++ b/docs/user-ref.texi @@ -1297,7 +1297,12 @@ enter a correct password before running such an entry. @node Invoking the grub shell @chapter Invoking the grub shell -This chapter documents the grub shell @command{grub}. +This chapter documents the grub shell @command{grub}. Note that the grub +shell is an emulator; it doesn't run under the native environment, so it +sometimes does something wrong. Therefore, you shouldn't trust it too +much. If there is anything wrong with it, don't hesitate to try the +native GRUB environment, especially when it guesses a wrong map between +BIOS drives and OS devices. @menu * Basic usage:: How to use the grub shell