Bug#276477: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7: grub menu.lst changes fail to update default correctly

["xerces8" <xerces8@butn.net>]

Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7
Version: 2.6.8-3
Severity: normal



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-k7
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US

Versions of packages kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 depends on:
ii  coreutils [fileutils]         5.2.1-2    The GNU core utilities
ii  initrd-tools                  0.1.74     tools to create initrd image
for p
ii  module-init-tools             3.1-pre5-7 tools for managing Linux
kernel mo

-- no debconf information

Hi!

I installed kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7 and it added itself to the grub
menu.lst file, but it failed to properly update the "default" setting.
Before the kernel install, I had four entries in menu.lst, the default
was "3" ( the last menu item ). After kernel install, the default line
still points to item "3", which is not the item that was before on
position "1". The properly updated default should be "5".
See below for my menu.lst file. The added lines begin with the '+'
character.


my /boot/grub/menu.lst :


# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.          
default      3

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default
entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout      2

# Pretty colours
color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title      Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root      (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader   +1
#
# title      Linux
# root      (hd0,1)
# kernel   /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default optons below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/hdg5 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd1,4)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(recovery mode) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## ## End Default Options ##

+title      Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-1-k7
+root      (hd1,4)
+kernel      /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8-1-k7 root=/dev/hdg5 ro
+initrd      /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-1-k7
+savedefault
+boot
+
+title      Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-1-k7 (recovery mode)
+root      (hd1,4)
+kernel      /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8-1-k7 root=/dev/hdg5 ro single
+initrd      /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-1-k7
+savedefault
+boot
+
title      Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-1-386
root      (hd1,4)
kernel      /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-1-386 root=/dev/hdg5 ro
initrd      /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-1-386
savedefault
boot

title      Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-1-386 (recovery mode)
root      (hd1,4)
kernel      /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-1-386 root=/dev/hdg5 ro single
initrd      /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-1-386
savedefault
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title      Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hde1
title      Windows NT/2000/XP
root      (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader   +1