Package: grub Version: 0.97-27 Severity: serious update-grub mutates the boot device incorrectly in producing menu.lst. This bug, btw, caused a remote server to fail to reboot automatically and cost me actual expense in remote debugging assistance.
Attached is menu.lst-before (which I hand-edited to be correct) and menu.lst-after showing the effect of running update-grub. See the following diff below. update-grub is giving a root argument for hde6 when sda6 is correct. mount and df report the correct information: # mount /dev/sda6 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro) tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755) proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) procbususb on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw) udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755) tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620) /dev/sda7 on /var/cache/openafs type ext3 (rw) /dev/sda8 on /vicepa type ext3 (rw) /dev/sdb2 on /vicepb type ext3 (rw) /dev/sdb3 on /vicepc type ext3 (rw) AFS on /afs type afs (rw) # df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda6 123039704 10407332 106382292 9% / tmpfs 517768 0 517768 0% /lib/init/rw udev 10240 76 10164 1% /dev tmpfs 517768 0 517768 0% /dev/shm /dev/sda7 48062440 4276200 41344764 10% /var/cache/openafs /dev/sda8 307695928 134587736 157478156 47% /vicepa /dev/sdb2 239399140 12608524 214629816 6% /vicepb /dev/sdb3 239399168 14599972 212638396 7% /vicepc AFS 9000000 0 9000000 0% /afs 118c118 < kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-k7 root=/dev/sda6 ro --- > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-k7 root=/dev/hde6 ro 124c124 < kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-k7 root=/dev/sda6 ro single --- > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-k7 root=/dev/hde6 ro single 130c130 < kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-k7 root=/dev/sda6 ro --- > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-k7 root=/dev/hde6 ro 136c136 < kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-k7 root=/dev/sda6 ro single --- > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-k7 root=/dev/hde6 ro single -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-k7 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages grub depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libncurses5 5.5-5 Shared libraries for terminal hand grub recommends no packages.
# 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-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'. default 0 ## timeout sec # 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 ['--md5'] passwd # 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' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # # 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=/dev/hde6 ro ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd0,5) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=true ## 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=(recovery 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 ## ## End Default Options ## title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-5-k7 root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-k7 root=/dev/hde6 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-5-k7 savedefault title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-5-k7 (recovery mode) root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-k7 root=/dev/hde6 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-5-k7 savedefault title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-k7 root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-k7 root=/dev/hde6 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-4-k7 savedefault title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-k7 (recovery mode) root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-k7 root=/dev/hde6 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-4-k7 savedefault title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386 root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hde6 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386 savedefault title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386 (recovery mode) root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hde6 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386 savedefault ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# 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-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'. default 0 ## timeout sec # 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 ['--md5'] passwd # 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' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # # 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=/dev/hde6 ro ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd0,5) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=true ## 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=(recovery 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 ## ## End Default Options ## title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-5-k7 root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-k7 root=/dev/sda6 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-5-k7 savedefault title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-5-k7 (recovery mode) root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-k7 root=/dev/sda6 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-5-k7 savedefault title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-k7 root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-k7 root=/dev/sda6 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-4-k7 savedefault title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-k7 (recovery mode) root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-k7 root=/dev/sda6 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-4-k7 savedefault title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386 root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hde6 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386 savedefault title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386 (recovery mode) root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hde6 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386 savedefault ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
