Bug#558042: [grub-pc] Confirming this report

[Muammar El Khatib]

Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.97+20091125-1

Hi,

I can confirm this bug. My machine wasn't able to boot using the entries found
in grub.cfg. So that, I proceeded to boot manually and the process was
successful. Then, I stumble into this bug, and I changed the entry for my
current kernel from:

menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.31-1-amd64" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0e6da3bc-9422-423b-8fd6-7c525a939fa9
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-1-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/obey-root ro  quiet
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-1-amd64

}

to

menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.31-1-amd64" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0e6da3bc-9422-423b-8fd6-7c525a939fa9
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.31-1-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/obey-root ro  quiet
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.31-1-amd64
}

And my machine was able to boot again.

Regards,

--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel:       Linux 2.6.31-1-amd64

Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  990 unstable        www.debian-multimedia.org
  990 unstable        ftp.us.debian.org
  500 stable          dl.google.com
    1 experimental    ftp.us.debian.org

--- Package information. ---
Depends                   (Version) | Installed
===================================-+-====================
libc6                      (>= 2.3) | 2.10.2-2
debconf                   (>= 0.5)  | 1.5.28
 OR debconf-2.0                     |
grub-common     (= 1.97+20091125-1) | 1.97+20091125-1
ucf                                 | 3.0025


Package's Recommends field is empty.

Suggests          (Version) | Installed
===========================-+-===========
desktop-base     (>= 4.0.6) | 5.0.5
genisoimage                 | 9:1.1.9-1



--- Output from package bug script ---

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/mapper/obey-root / ext3 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sda1 /boot ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/obey-home /home ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0)	/dev/sda
*********************** END /boot/grub/device.map

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
set default=0
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0e6da3bc-9422-423b-8fd6-7c525a939fa9
if loadfont /grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod vbe
  if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
    # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
    # understand terminal_output
    terminal gfxterm
  fi
fi
set locale_dir=/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0e6da3bc-9422-423b-8fd6-7c525a939fa9
insmod png
if background_image /grub/moreblue-orbit-grub.png ; then
  set color_normal=black/black
  set color_highlight=magenta/black
else
  set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
  set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.31-1-amd64" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0e6da3bc-9422-423b-8fd6-7c525a939fa9
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.31-1-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/obey-root ro  quiet
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.31-1-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.31-1-amd64 (recovery mode)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0e6da3bc-9422-423b-8fd6-7c525a939fa9
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-1-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/obey-root ro single
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-1-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.18-4-amd64" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0e6da3bc-9422-423b-8fd6-7c525a939fa9
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/obey-root ro  quiet
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-4-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.18-4-amd64 (recovery mode)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0e6da3bc-9422-423b-8fd6-7c525a939fa9
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/obey-root ro single
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-4-amd64
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
*********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg

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