http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627474 http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627474#c0 Summary: after recent update of kernel, grub has 'Failsafe' config items append to regular items Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.3 Version: Final Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Bootloader AssignedTo: jsrain@novell.com ReportedBy: jnelson-suse@jamponi.net QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100723 SUSE/3.6.8-0.1.1 Firefox/3.6.8 After recently updating the kernel (to a KOTD kernel), and rebooting, I had to manually fiddle the kernel boot params because the params from the 'Failsafe' config somehow got copied to the regular config. Here is the *current* menu.lst: # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sat Jul 31 10:14:16 CDT 2010 # THIS FILE WILL BE PARTIALLY OVERWRITTEN by perl-Bootloader # Configure custom boot parameters for updated kernels in /etc/sysconfig/bootloader timeout 8 default 0 #gfxmenu (hd0,1)/boot/message ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title Desktop -- openSUSE 11.3 - 2.6.35-rc6-15 root (hd0,1) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.35-rc6-15-desktop root=/dev/system/root resume=/dev/system/swap splash=silent showopts luks_lukspv=/dev/sda3 usbcore.autosuspend=1 elevator=deadline initrd /initrd-2.6.35-rc6-15-desktop ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe### title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.3 - 2.6.35-rc6-15 root (hd0,1) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.35-rc6-15-desktop root=/dev/system/root showopts ide=nodma apm=off noresume edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe initrd /initrd-2.6.35-rc6-15-desktop ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title Desktop -- openSUSE 11.3 - 2.6.34-12 root (hd0,1) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.34-12-desktop root=/dev/system/root resume=/dev/system/swap splash=silent showopts luks_lukspv=/dev/sda3 usbcore.autosuspend=1 elevator=deadline initrd /initrd-2.6.34-12-desktop ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe### title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.3 - 2.6.34-12 root (hd0,1) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.34-12-desktop root=/dev/system/root showopts ide=nodma apm=off noresume edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe initrd /initrd-2.6.34-12-desktop Reproducible: Didn't try Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.