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Bug#257794: Package: installation-reports



Robert Jakubowski wrote:
> > So there are two entries for SuSE because it found two different
> > initrds. Unless both are really links to the same file?
> >
> 
> Yes, it is a link.

Ok, that's a bug, it should notice links.

> > The logs show that os-prober worked and found all OSes, including Fedora
> > and Red Hat 8. It was unable to find a way to boot Fedora and RH8 though
> > so they did not get onto the menu. Possibly it was unable to parse the
> > fstab files, so can you send the /etc/fstab's from the Fedora and RH8
> > systems?
> >
> 
> The files are attached. I am guessing now, but maybe it matters that my
> Fedora doesn't have a link /boot/vmlinuz -> /boot/vmlinuz-x.y.z.

Ah, it's as I thought, Red Hat is using disk labels in their fstab
files, and the current code doesn't know what to do with them.

> > Also, it seems it failed to correctly parse the grub menu.lst from your
> > SuSE system, although a fallback allowed it to make it bootable anyway.
> > Can you also send that file?
> 
> I am not sure if I understand..., why would it need to parse the grub menu
> from the Suse?

Because it can yeild better, more informative results, than using
heuristics of looking for initrds and kernels.

> I also got an email from Christian Perrier who was interested in getting
> more information from me. Do you somehow share whatever I send you? Or,
> maybe, I should cc it to a list. Could you briefly explain how the whole
> bugs solving process works or point at where I could read about it? This
> is my first bug I have submitted :-).

If you cc the bug report in your replies, then the information is
publically available, else not. Once someone fixes the bug, you'll get a
message to let you know.

-- 
see shy jo

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