On May 11, 2007 12:54:30 pm Greg Folkert wrote: > On Fri, 2007-05-11 at 16:11 +0200, Raffaele Morelli wrote: > > Hi you all > > > > I noticed this strange behaviour in grub, in etch and now in lenny. > > > > Every time update-grub is called, due to a kernel installation or > > removal, menu.lst grows bigger. Installed kernel entries for (recovery > > mode) are duplicated, same thing happened for AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST > > section. > > > > Actually the latter problem seems to be solved after a manual removal > > of AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST duplicates. > > > > I did a apt-get --reinstall install grub and dpkg-reconfigure grub > > with no success and removing recovery mode duplicated lines does not > > solve. I know I won't be installing and removing kernels every day but > > I think this is worth noting. > > On one machine I maintain, I have 4 kernels installed. > > linux-image-2.6.18-1-k7 > linux-image-2.6.18-2-k7 > linux-image-2.6.18-3-k7 > linux-image-2.6.18-4-k7 > > That means there is all four kernels installed. > > And by default the grub setup for Etch and now Lenny enabled a > "recovery" mode or Single user mode as an alternative to the regular > one. > > So for me I have these 9 menu selections > > Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-k7 > Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-k7 (Single User Mode) > Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-3-k7 > Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-3-k7 (Single User Mode) > Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-2-k7 > Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-2-k7 (Single User Mode) > Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-1-k7 > Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-1-k7 (Single User Mode) > memtest86+ > > I edited the /boot/grub/menu.lst to reflect the defaults I like rather > than what came as default. You will also note the first entry has the > "largest/newest" designation. > > If you don't like the "single User/Recover mode" then edit the line > in /boot/grub/menu.lst that reads: > > # alternative=true > > To look like > > # alternative=false > > Then as root run: update-grub
That is not what he is saying you get for your example.
Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-k7
Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-k7 (Single User Mode)
Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-3-k7
Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-3-k7 (Single User Mode)
Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-k7
Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-k7 (Single User Mode)
Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-3-k7
Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-3-k7 (Single User Mode)
Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-2-k7
Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-2-k7 (Single User Mode)
Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-1-k7
Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-1-k7 (Single User Mode)
memtest86+
Happens every time I install/remove a kernel here as well then you have to
manually delete the extra 4 entries that are created it is rather annoying.
Stephen
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