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Bug#618958: linux-base: Boot loader configuration not recognized



On Sat, 2011-03-19 at 22:38 +0100, Cesare Leonardi wrote:
> Package: linux-base
> Version: 3
> Severity: minor
> 
> Today i've updated linux-base to version 3 and the following message
> appeared:
> 
> ---------------
> The boot loader configuration for this system was not recognized. These
> settings in the configuration may need to be updated:
> 
> * The root device ID passed as a kernel parameter;
> * The boot device ID used to install and update the boot loader.
> 
> You should generally identify these devices by UUID or
> label. However, on MIPS systems the root device must be
> identified by name.
> ---------------
> 
> I think that the script is puzzled because in /etc/fstab and grub2
> configuration i use "/dev/disk/by-uuid/" rather than the suggested
> "UUID=" notation.
[...]

No, that's not what this message means.  It means that the script didn't
find any installed boot loader at all!

If you are using GRUB 2 then you should have the 'grub-common' package
and a file called '/etc/default/grub' installed.  Is this not the case?

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.

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