----- Forwarded message from Michael Josenhans <m_josenhans@web.de> ----- From: Michael Josenhans <m_josenhans@web.de> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:24:44 +0200 To: joeyh@debian.org Subject: Fwd: After 'apt-get upgrade' Grub does no longer detect the Redhat Linux partitions Organization: http://freemail.web.de/ Joey, I am not sure, if I had sent it to the right list. Please have a look. Michael "Michael Josenhans" <m_josenhans@web.de> schrieb am 24.10.04 19:26:41: > > > Distribution: Debian 3.1 > Package: gnome-system-tools > Severity: normal > Version: GNOME2.6.1 unspecified > Gnome-Distributor: Debian > Synopsis: After 'apt-get upgrade' Grub does no longer detect the Redhat Linux partitions > Bugzilla-Product: gnome-system-tools > Bugzilla-Component: boot-admin > Bugzilla-Version: unspecified > Description: > Description of Problem: > > I have installed Redhat and Debian sarge on the same machine, some time > ago. As the grub installed from Debian did not detect the Redhat Linux > and the grub installed by Redhat did not detect the debain Linux > partitions, I was not able to run them in dual boot mode. > > Thus I have filed the bug report 256923: > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=256923 > > As result now the debian grub became able to detect the redhat > partitions, I had verified that with several subequent partitions. E.g. > with Debian-Installer pre-rc2, which I have installed now. > > Today I did again 'apt-get upgarde' and after that grub did no longer > contain the Redhat partiontions in the boot menu. > > Steps to reproduce the problem: > 1. Install Redhat on a machine > 2. Install Debian sarge pre-rc2 using debian installer > 3. Reboot > 4. Check if Redhat partitions and Debian partitions appear in the Grub > menu > 5. I was able to run Redhat and Debian from Grub boot menu > 6. Do 'apt-get update' > 7. Do 'apt-get upgrade' > 8. The traditional debian installer will ask some questions > 9. Now only Debain partitions only appear in grub menu > > 10. I called 'base-config' to run debian installer, but the Redhat partitions are still not found. > > Actual Results: > +Either the corrected bug 256923 (reported by me on that machine) had > been build into again > or > + It had been fixed by the debain installer, but not by the traditional > installer, which is called when running 'apt-get upgrade' > > Expected Results: > The grub boot menu should show all installed debian kernals and all > installed Redhat kernels > > How often does this happen? > I did it only once. > > Additional Information: > > (as reported by me on bug 256923): > Machine: FIC motherboard (type SD-11), > Processor:AMD Athon 500 MHz > Memory: 4k MB RAM > Root Device: IDE harddisk > Root Size/partition table: > > Disk /dev/hda: 20.4 GB, 20490559488 bytes (Maxtor) > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2491 cylinders, total 40020624 sectors > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hda2 * 16065 4112639 2048287+ 6 FAT16 > /dev/hda3 4112640 40017914 17952637+ 5 Extended > /dev/hda5 4112703 35921339 15904318+ 83 Linux > /dev/hda6 35921403 40017914 2048256 82 Linux swap > > Disk /dev/hdb: 33.8 GB, 33820286976 bytes > (Samsung 120 GB hard disk, due to motherboard incapability > set to 33GB size via jumper on hard disk.) > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4111 cylinders, total 66055248 sectors > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hdb1 * 63 19535039 9767488+ 83 Linux > /dev/hdb2 19535040 23438834 1951897+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > /dev/hdb5 19535103 23438834 1951866 83 Linux > > conifguartion: > /dev/hda2 6 FAT16 Windows (found by debian installer and available via grub) > /dev/hda3 5 Extended > /dev/hda5 83 Linux Redhat, '/', ext3fs (not found debian installer, not available in > Grub) > /dev/hda6 82 Linux swap (found by debian install abd) > /dev/hdb1 83 Linux (Configured as 2 GB Swap. Not sure if Debian uses this or only /hda6) > /dev/hdb2 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) (Did not install Win on hdb. What is that?) > /dev/hdb5 83 Linux ('/', 10 GB. Should be ReiserFS. This debian installation) > > Due to whatever reason the Redhat distro is not found. > > lspci: > 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-751 [Irongate] System Controller (rev 23) > 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-751 [Irongate] AGP Bridge (rev 01) > 0000:00:06.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > 0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 15) > 0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) > 0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 06) > 0000:00:07.4 SMBus: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 10) > 0000:00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10) > 0000:00:0f.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 02) > 0000:00:0f.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 02) > 0000:01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 RF/SG AGP > > > Lspci -n: > 0000:00:00.0 0600: 1022:7006 (rev 23) > 0000:00:01.0 0604: 1022:7007 (rev 01) > 0000:00:06.0 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10) > 0000:00:07.0 0601: 1106:0686 (rev 15) > 0000:00:07.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06) > 0000:00:07.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 06) > 0000:00:07.4 0c05: 1106:3057 (rev 10) > 0000:00:09.0 0401: 13f6:0111 (rev 10) > 0000:00:0f.0 0400: 109e:036e (rev 02) > 0000:00:0f.1 0480: 109e:0878 (rev 02) > 0000:01:05.0 0300: 1002:5246 > > ________________________________________________________________ Verschicken Sie romantische, coole und witzige Bilder per SMS! 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