Bug#512787: upgrade makes system unbootable

[dann frazier]

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 11:39:44PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 11:05:16AM -0700, dann frazier wrote:
> > 
> > My boot entry looks like this:
> >         set root=(hd0,1)
> >         search --fs-uuid --set e7bf09bb-8d63-4bbb-84d8-4ada743f643f
> >         linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=UUID=e7bf09bb-8d63-4bbb-84d8-4ada743f643f ro  
> >         initrd  /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686
> > 
> > I found through experimentation that deleting the first two lines
> > allows my system to boot again.
> 
> Please run grub-emu and check if the following command:
> 
>   search --fs-uuid --set e7bf09bb-8d63-4bbb-84d8-4ada743f643f
> 
> causes any oddity (e.g. segfault).

No segfault, but:
<BEGIN CUT&PASTE>
  Booting a command list

error: unknown command `initrd'
                               Press any key to continue...

<END CUT&PASTE>

> Also, try unsetting the root variable, run the search command, and
> see if it finds the correct value for it.

Looks right to me:

grub> set root=""
grub> echo $root

grub> search --fs-uuid --set e7bf09bb-8d63-4bbb-84d8-4ada743f643f
grub> echo $root
hd0,1

-- 
dann frazier