diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-05-01  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
+
+	* docs/grub.texi (GRUB only offers a rescue shell): Suggest the use
+	of `ls' to find out which devices are available.
+
 2011-04-25  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* grub-core/loader/i386/linux.c (grub_linux_boot): Supply target rather
diff --git a/docs/grub.texi b/docs/grub.texi
index 8d2223fb4..95707e4cc 100644
--- a/docs/grub.texi
+++ b/docs/grub.texi
@@ -4127,6 +4127,8 @@ device), then you can correct this and enter normal mode manually:
 @group
 # Inspect the current prefix (and other preset variables):
 set
+# Find out which devices are available:
+ls
 # Set to the correct value, which might be something like this:
 set prefix=(hd0,1)/grub
 set root=(hd0,1)