Re: Bug#276477: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-k7: grub menu.lst changes fail to update default correctly
reassign 27647 grub
quit
I am reassigning this bug to grub as it seems to be a problem with
/sbin/update-grub which it provides.
On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 03:27:03PM +0200, xerces8 wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
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