Bug#596967: Grub2 Not Passing Arguments to the Kernel

[Kevin]

Package: grub2
Version: 1.98-1ubuntu7


I have installed grub2 on a flash drive to boot some os's that I want to carry around. But in grub.cfg when i put this:




Code:
I have installed grub2 on a flash drive to boot some os's that I want to 
carry around. But in grub.cfg when i put this:

Code:

menuentry "BackTrack Persistent" {
     set gfxpayload=1024x768

     linux    /backtrack/boot/vmlinuz BOOT=casper boot=casper persistent 
rw quiet
     initrd    /backtrack/boot/initrd.gz
}

it does exactaly the same thing as this

Code:

menuentry "BackTrack Persistent" {
     set gfxpayload=1024x768

     linux    /backtrack/boot/vmlinuz
     initrd    /backtrack/boot/initrd.gz
}

Grub is not passing parameters for some reason.
it does exactaly the same thing as this

Code:
I have installed grub2 on a flash drive to boot some os's that I want to 
carry around. But in grub.cfg when i put this:

     menuentry "BackTrack Persistent" {
         set gfxpayload=1024x768

         linux    /backtrack/boot/vmlinuz BOOT=casper boot=casper 
persistent rw quiet
         initrd    /backtrack/boot/initrd.gz
     }

it does exactaly the same thing as this

     menuentry "BackTrack Persistent" {
         set gfxpayload=1024x768

         linux    /backtrack/boot/vmlinuz
         initrd    /backtrack/boot/initrd.gz
     }

It apperars Grub is not passing parameters for some reason.
I have installed grub to the MBR of my flash drive using the command

$grub-install --root-directory='/media/Cox'  /dev/sdb

When I use grub legacy it works fine.

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