Package: grub Version: 0.97-27 I installed this machine today from empty using an official etch CD set and local etch mirror. All OK. Then I built a new kernel and installed it, receiving the following output
# dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.18audiolan_2.6.18audiolan-10.00.Custom_i386.deb Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.18audiolan. (Reading database ... 94633 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking linux-image-2.6.18audiolan (from .../linux-image-2.6.18audiolan_2.6.18audiolan-10.00.Custom_i386.deb) ... Done. Setting up linux-image-2.6.18audiolan (2.6.18audiolan-10.00.Custom) ... Running depmod. Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub. You shouldn't call /sbin/update-grub. Please call /usr/sbin/update-grub instead! 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 kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18audiolan Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-686 Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done As I see it, etch is broken as delivered. /etc/kernel-img.conf does not specify the path of update-grub. /sbin/update-grub only exists to print the warning given above, and then call the real update-grub in /usr/sbin This could be fixed by removing /sbin/update-grub best regards Andrew Hately
