Re: Bug#1052545: os-prober in initramfs gets repeatedly disabled

[Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com>]

On 9/24/23 08:27, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 01:39:07PM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> > Package: os-prober
> > Version: 1.81
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > Something happened in the last months. Whenever I upgrade, it seems like
> > the os-prober part is disabled. This is just PITA. I can use the usual:
> >
> > dpkg-reconfigure -plow grub-efi-amd64
> >
> > ... to turn it back on, and after an upgrade it's lost again. WHY?
> >
> > Now I started seeing messages after installing a new kernel package:
> I think this changed with ?? debian 12.1 ?? due to a change in upstream
> Grub - it's no longer enabled by default.
>   
> Check in /etc/default/grub - there's a line which has been commented out
> saying
>
> #GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false
>
> Change that and reboot, perhaps? As ever, the change is noted in the
> release notes, I think.
I believe you need to also run update-grub
> All the best,
>
> Andy
>
> > Warning: os-prober will not be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
> > Systems on them will not be added to the GRUB boot configuration.
> > Check GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER documentation entry.
> > Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
> >
> > Sorry, dear maintainer, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Which documentation? From
> > which package? Why does this reset my settings?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Eduard.
> >
> >
> > -- System Information:
> > Debian Release: trixie/sid
> >    APT prefers unstable-debug
> >    APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'oldoldstable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental-debug'), (1, 'experimental')
> > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> > Foreign Architectures: i386
> >
> > Kernel: Linux 6.5.0 (SMP w/16 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
> > Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
> > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> > Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> > LSM: AppArmor: enabled
> >
> > Versions of packages os-prober depends on:
> > ii  grub-common  2.12~rc1-10
> > ii  libc6        2.37-10
> > ii  mount        2.39.2-1
> >
> > os-prober recommends no packages.
> >
> > os-prober suggests no packages.
> >
> > -- no debconf information
> >
> > --
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