Hi, I built grub-probe today, and it seems to work: foo:~# /tmp/grub-probe --device /dev/xvda2 /tmp/grub-probe: warn: disk does not exist, so falling back to partition device /dev/xvda2. xfs foo:~# However, I have not tested with update-grub. HTH Stefan -- The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power. -- William Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar"