grub failure in jaunty, command 'grub> quit' does not work, unable to restore through '$ grub' + 'grub> {editing + quit}' or through '$ sudo update-grub'
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grub (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: grub
root@thomas-
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04
Linux thomas-laptop 2.6.28-4-generic #5-Ubuntu SMP Fri Dec 26 22:48:51 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
linux:
Installed: 2.6.28.4.4
Candidate: 2.6.28.4.4
Version table:
*** 2.6.28.4.4 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
linux-source:
Installed: 2.6.28.4.4
Candidate: 2.6.28.4.4
Version table:
*** 2.6.28.4.4 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
linux-source-
Installed: 2.6.28-4.5
Candidate: 2.6.28-4.5
Version table:
*** 2.6.28-4.5 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
linux-image-
Installed: 2.6.28-4.5
Candidate: 2.6.28-4.5
Version table:
*** 2.6.28-4.5 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
linux-headers-
Installed: 2.6.28-4.5
Candidate: 2.6.28-4.5
Version table:
*** 2.6.28-4.5 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
linux-restricte
Installed: 2.6.28-4.3
Candidate: 2.6.28-4.3
Version table:
*** 2.6.28-4.3 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
linux-backports
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
Version table:
grub:
Installed: 0.97-29ubuntu46
Candidate: 0.97-29ubuntu46
Version table:
*** 0.97-29ubuntu46 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
aptoncd:
Installed: 0.1.98-0ubuntu4
Candidate: 0.1.98-0ubuntu4
Version table:
*** 0.1.98-0ubuntu4 0
100 /var/lib/
0.
500 http://
root@thomas-
| tdflanders (thomasdelbeke) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in grub (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| Changed in grub (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → New |
I could not:
$ grub
grub> find /boot/grub/menu.lst
grub> root (eg. hd0,0)
grub> setup (eg. hd0,0)
grub> quit
The last stap:
grub> quit fails when installing from jaunty
You can replicate:
root# apt-get remove grub
root# apt-get install grub
The grub from the Jaunty rep does not work at the moment.
This is a major problem:
$ sudo update-grub will not recognise any of the kernels (when logged in to the jaunty partition)
Installing from 8.10 live cd (eg. $ sudo grub-install --root-
You can actually copy a backup of this file into it, but it won't work either (I think), since the uuid is not recognized. The only thing that actually does work is to install 8.10 (In my case after shrinking main partition, create new) into another boot partition, and have the 8.10 grub restored that way. However, if you boot into your 8.10 and delete /boot/grub and reinstall into the jaunty partition, you get the same problem.
I was left with a very sad alternative:
Create an aptoncd image with the latest patch; rsync jaunty-
I had this problem when (unwillingly) having to remove grub to install grub2 and grub-linuxbios through apt. Irony wills it that I had the exact same problem during the 8.10 alfa's. I suggest importance high, even when the jaunty grub is fixed. There should be a solution to this very problem build in to the boot loader. So make that wish list importance high.
Thank you guys!
Thomas