Bug#512787: GRUB

[dann frazier]

On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 01:15:23PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:33:08PM -0700, dann frazier wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:44:09AM +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Please could you try the attached patch and see if it fixes the
> > > problem?
> > > 
> > >   patch /etc/grub.d/10_linux.in   10_linux.diff
> > >   update-grub
> > 
> > hey Robert,
> >   It sure does. And I verified that the problem returns if I revert it
> > again.
> 
> Thanks.  That's very annoying, because it makes no sense.
> 
> It could be that older versions of GRUB couldn't handle this syntax in the
> parser.  Please could you verify that you're running the latest version?  With
> -14 run grub-install and then check if the problem is still there.

After running grub-install I see a new (to me) debian-themed splash
screen and it boots fine.

> If it's not that, the only thing that comes to mind is a memory corruption
> bug that is merely exposed by moving the "search" command into a menuentry.
> 

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dann frazier