Bug#491223: `update-grub' considers all 2.6.25* kernels to work w/ XEN
Teodor
mteodor at gmail.com
Thu Jul 17 18:20:06 UTC 2008
Package: grub
Version: 0.97-41
Severity: important
I've installed the Xen hypervisor and the corresponding linux kernel and
`update-grub' adds incorrect entries to the menu.lst file:
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inspire:~# ls -1 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.*
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-686
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-xen-686
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-openvz-24-004.1d1-686
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-686
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-xen-686
inspire:~# update-grub
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found:
/boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found Xen hypervisor 3.0.3-1-i386-pae, kernel:
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-686
Found Xen hypervisor 3.2-1-i386, kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-686
Found Xen hypervisor 3.0.3-1-i386-pae, kernel:
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-xen-686
Found Xen hypervisor 3.2-1-i386, kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-xen-686
Found Xen hypervisor 3.0.3-1-i386-pae, kernel:
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-xen-686
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-686
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-xen-686
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-openvz-24-004.1d1-686
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-686
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-xen-686
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86.bin
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
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First problem: XEN + 2.6.25-2-686 is giving kernele panic because it was
never supposed to work, instead the -xen variant should work.
Second problem: 2.6.25-2-xen-686 or 2.6.18-6-xen-686 without XEN
cannot work either.
I'm not setting the priority higher than 'important' but you might
consider to change it as it breaks the default boot for all hosts.
I'm considering to switch to grub2 but this is still a big issue until
the default boot loader is not longer 'grub' but 'grub2'.
Thanks
-- Package-specific info:
*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0) /dev/sda
*********************** END /boot/grub/device.map
*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/disk/by-uuid/d3ea1a78-fe76-4bb3-94d6-97c5af49847d / reiserfs rw,noatime 0 0
/dev/sda5 /home reiserfs rw,noatime 0 0
/dev/sda9 /opt reiserfs rw,noatime 0 0
/dev/sda8 /srv reiserfs rw,noatime 0 0
/dev/sda6 /usr reiserfs rw,noatime 0 0
/dev/sda7 /var reiserfs rw,noatime 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts
*********************** BEGIN /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-legacy-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'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not change this entry to 'saved' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 5
# Pretty colours
color cyan/blue white/blue
### PASSWORD LINE REMOVED ###
# 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'
### PASSWORD LINE REMOVED ###
### PASSWORD LINE REMOVED ###
### PASSWORD LINE REMOVED ###
#
# 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 options 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 specific 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_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=d3ea1a78-fe76-4bb3-94d6-97c5af49847d ro vga=791 panic=20
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=false
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(single-user) single
# altoptions=(single-user 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
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Xen 3.0.3-1-i386-pae / Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.25-2-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/xen-3.0.3-1-i386-pae.gz
module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-686 root=UUID=d3ea1a78-fe76-4bb3-94d6-97c5af49847d ro vga=791 panic=20 console=tty0
module /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-686
title Xen 3.2-1-i386 / Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.25-2-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/xen-3.2-1-i386.gz
module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-686 root=UUID=d3ea1a78-fe76-4bb3-94d6-97c5af49847d ro vga=791 panic=20 console=tty0
module /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-686
title Xen 3.0.3-1-i386-pae / Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.25-2-xen-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/xen-3.0.3-1-i386-pae.gz
module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-xen-686 root=UUID=d3ea1a78-fe76-4bb3-94d6-97c5af49847d ro vga=791 panic=20 console=tty0
module /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-xen-686
title Xen 3.2-1-i386 / Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.25-2-xen-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/xen-3.2-1-i386.gz
module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-xen-686 root=UUID=d3ea1a78-fe76-4bb3-94d6-97c5af49847d ro vga=791 panic=20 console=tty0
module /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-xen-686
title Xen 3.0.3-1-i386-pae / Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-6-xen-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/xen-3.0.3-1-i386-pae.gz
module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-xen-686 root=UUID=d3ea1a78-fe76-4bb3-94d6-97c5af49847d ro vga=791 panic=20 console=tty0
module /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-xen-686
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.25-2-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-686 root=UUID=d3ea1a78-fe76-4bb3-94d6-97c5af49847d ro vga=791 panic=20
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-686
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.25-2-xen-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-xen-686 root=UUID=d3ea1a78-fe76-4bb3-94d6-97c5af49847d ro vga=791 panic=20
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-xen-686
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-openvz-24-004.1d1-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-openvz-24-004.1d1-686 root=UUID=d3ea1a78-fe76-4bb3-94d6-97c5af49847d ro vga=791 panic=20
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-openvz-24-004.1d1-686
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-6-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-686 root=UUID=d3ea1a78-fe76-4bb3-94d6-97c5af49847d ro vga=791 panic=20
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-686
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-6-xen-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-xen-686 root=UUID=d3ea1a78-fe76-4bb3-94d6-97c5af49847d ro vga=791 panic=20
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-xen-686
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86.bin
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
*********************** END /boot/grub/menu.lst
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-openvz-24-004.1d1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages grub depends on:
ii grub-common 1.96+20080704-2 GRand Unified Bootloader, version
ii libc6 2.7-12 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libncurses5 5.6+20080713-1 shared libraries for terminal hand
grub recommends no packages.
-- no debconf information
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