Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > linux.debian.user > #247414

Re: Grub question

Show all headers | View raw

On Thu, 2022-04-21 at 05:30 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 04/20/2022 05:44 PM, David Wright wrote:
> > On Wed 20 Apr 2022 at 20:09:54 (+0000), Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> > > On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 02:31:30PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > > > I have a machine set aside to test several configurations of Debian 11.
> > > > 
> > > > Is there away to have the Grub Menu _automatically_ display the assigned
> > > > partition name rather than than /dev/sdaN ?
> > > 
> > > I wonder whether this changes if you use labels as references?
> > 
> > I'm not sure quite what you mean by "as references".
> > 
> > > To be honest, I never notice - it's a menu which says Debian and a couple
> > > of other options and I jut hit [Enter] almost automatically :)
> > 
> > If by "assigned partition name" the OP means either of LABEL or
> > PARTLABEL, then I think the answer is no.
> 
> When creating a partition with Gparted the is a box titled "Label:".
> I was referring to the content placed there.

To help people who don't use gparted: that looks like it's the label
for the filesystem to be created in the partition, because there is a
separate box for 'Partition name'.

-- 
Tixy

Back to linux.debian.user | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Grub question Richard Owlett <rcowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-04-20 21:50 +0200
  Re: Grub question "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-04-20 22:20 +0200
    Re: Grub question David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-04-21 00:50 +0200
      Re: Grub question Richard Owlett <rcowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-04-21 12:50 +0200
        Re: Grub question Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2022-04-21 13:50 +0200
        Re: Grub question Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2022-04-21 17:20 +0200
        Re: Grub question David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-04-21 19:30 +0200
          Re: Grub question Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2022-04-22 00:30 +0200

csiph-web