With the os-prober version from maverick (1.39) installed on oneiric, it looks like this:
U 58/0/2 root@loadrunner:pts/0 03:18:30 [~] # os-prober /dev/sda5 /dev/sda5:Debian GNU/Linux (wheezy/sid):Debian:linux U 59/0/2 root@loadrunner:pts/0 03:18:38 [~] # linux-boot-prober /dev/sda5 /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.1.0-rc7-686-pae:/boot/vmlinuz-3.1.0-rc7-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-3.1.0-rc7-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.1.0-rc7-686-pae (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-3.1.0-rc7-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-3.1.0-rc7-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.1.0-rc6-686-pae:/boot/vmlinuz-3.1.0-rc6-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-3.1.0-rc6-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.1.0-rc6-686-pae (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-3.1.0-rc6-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-3.1.0-rc6-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.1.0-rc4-686-pae:/boot/vmlinuz-3.1.0-rc4-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-3.1.0-rc4-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.1.0-rc4-686-pae (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-3.1.0-rc4-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-3.1.0-rc4-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.0.0-1-686-pae:/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-1-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-1-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.0.0-1-686-pae (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-1-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-1-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.0.0-rc6-686-pae:/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-rc6-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-rc6-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.0.0-rc6-686-pae (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-rc6-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-rc6-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.39-2-686-pae:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-2-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.39-2-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.39-2-686-pae (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-2-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.39-2-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.39-1-686-pae:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-1-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.39-1-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.39-1-686-pae (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-1-686-pae:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.39-1-686-pae:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.38-2-686:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-2-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-2-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.38-2-686 (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-2-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-2-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.37-2-686:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-2-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.37-2-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.37-2-686 (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-2-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.37-2-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.37-trunk-686:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-trunk-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.37-trunk-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.37-trunk-686 (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-trunk-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.37-trunk-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.36-trunk-686:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.36-trunk-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.36-trunk-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.36-trunk-686 (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.36-trunk-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.36-trunk-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.35-trunk-686:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-trunk-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-trunk-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.35-trunk-686 (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-trunk-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-trunk-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.34-1-686:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-1-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.34-1-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.34-1-686 (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-1-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.34-1-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.33-2-686:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33-2-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.33-2-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.33-2-686 (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33-2-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.33-2-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.32-5-686:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.32-5-686 (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.32-4-686:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-4-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-4-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.32-4-686 (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-4-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-4-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.31-1-686:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-1-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-1-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.31-1-686 (single-user mode):/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-1-686:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-1-686:root=UUID=42e2321b-f075-42d8-8223-d13a9d45f3ab ro single /dev/sda5:/dev/sda1:Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86+:/boot/memtest86+.bin:: U 60/0/2 root@loadrunner:pts/0 03:18:45 [~] # -- You received this bug notification 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