Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: grub-installer
(Lots of reports of grub-related problems, but I couldn't find anything
that seemed to match this.)
The one-off error is for an existing Ubuntu on a separate partition. In
the menu.lst file that is pasted in below, the first entries are for the
new Ubuntu installation, which is okay (of course). The Windows part at
the end is also fine. However the entries in between that refer to the
original Ubuntu on /dev/hda2 are incorrect (except for the first one,
which I corrected by hand). The root= command in those entries says
/dev/hda3, even though the other references are correct.
Not sure if any of these details matter, but the original installation
in /dev/hda2 was Breezy Badger in English (later upgraded to Dapper
Drake). The new installation in the /dev/hda7 partition was also Breezy,
but installed in Japanese (and also upgraded to Dapper afterwards).
Almost sure this part doesn't matter, but is a different bug... The new
installation seems to run perfectly, but the old one seems slightly
funky now. Certain tasks will throw it into a highly unresponsive state,
with even the mouse cursor basically dead. However, it will eventually
complete the tasks and return to normal, though it make take an hour or
two. Checking for updates is one of the problematic tasks, but so far
I've made little progress in diagnosing it.
# 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 15
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu
# 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 specifiv 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=root=/dev/hda7 ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,6)
## 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
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery mode) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## nonaltoption boot targets option
## This option controls options to pass to only the
## primary kernel menu item.
## You can have ONLY one nonaltoptions line
# nonaltoptions=quiet splash
## 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
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-10-386
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-10-386 root=/dev/hda7 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-10-386
savedefault
boot
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-10-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-10-386 root=/dev/hda7 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-10-386
boot
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386 root=/dev/hda7 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
savedefault
boot
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386 root=/dev/hda7 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
boot
title Ubuntu, memtest86+
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
boot
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-27-386 (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-27-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-27-386 (recovery mode) (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-27-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386 (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386 (recovery mode) (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-25-386 (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-25-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-25-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-25-386 (recovery mode) (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-25-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-25-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386 (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-23-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386 (recovery mode) (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-23-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-10-386 (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-10-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-10-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-10-386 (recovery mode) (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-10-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-10-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386 (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386 (recovery mode) (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda2.
title Ubuntu, memtest86+ (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda1
title Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Menu.lst has a one-off error for an older root on a reinstall
https://launchpad.net/bugs/66343
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