From a480ae9ffe74007a92a5a5a7a36bc0d0451cebda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cherniaev Andrei Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 00:08:28 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] boot/grub2/readme.txt: fix loopback mount notes Commit 7dd56b6cd9 ("boot/grub2/readme.txt: don't specify /dev/loop0") changed the description of the loopback mounting to use losetup -f , but forgot to add the --show option, causing losetup to not print the loopback device name. Fix that by adding the --show option. Signed-off-by: Cherniaev Andrei [Peter: Reword commit message] Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard --- boot/grub2/readme.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/boot/grub2/readme.txt b/boot/grub2/readme.txt index d0999ec390..3b7df3a47d 100644 --- a/boot/grub2/readme.txt +++ b/boot/grub2/readme.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Notes on using Grub2 for BIOS-based platforms is enough free space *before* the first partition to store Grub2. Leaving 1 MB of free space is safe. 3. Setup loop device and loop partitions - loop_dev=$(sudo losetup -f disk.img) + loop_dev=$(sudo losetup -f --show disk.img) sudo partx -a "$loop_dev" 4. Prepare the root partition sudo mkfs.ext3 -L root "${loop_dev}p1" @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Notes on using Grub2 for x86/x86_64 EFI-based platforms - Create a second partition, type 8300, for the root filesystem. 3. Setup loop device and loop partitions - loop_dev=$(sudo losetup -f disk.img) + loop_dev=$(sudo losetup -f --show disk.img) sudo partx -a "$loop_dev" 4. Prepare the boot partition sudo mkfs.vfat -n boot "${loop_dev}p1"