kexec-tools fails to configure installed kernel
Bug #382134 reported by
Daniel J Blueman
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kexec-tools (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Daniel J Blueman | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: kexec-tools
Upon installing kexec-tools, the needed 'crashkernel' kernel argument isn't added to the GRUB configuration, until a kernel is installed/removed. Likewise, when being uninstalled, the argument isn't removed until a kernel is installed/removed.
# apt-get install kexec-tools
[snip]
Setting up kexec-tools (20090000-
# grep crashkernel /boot/grub/menu.lst
# update-grub
[snip]
# grep crashkernel /boot/grub/menu.lst
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-
When a developer wants to capture particular kernel state (eg oops/panic etc), this may step in the way.
Revision history for this message
| Daniel J Blueman (danielblueman) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in kexec-tools (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Daniel J Blueman (daniel-blueman) |
| status: | New → In Progress |
| Changed in kexec-tools (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | In Progress → Confirmed |
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