https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801966 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801966#c0 Summary: YasT migration from GRUB2 to GRUB results in unbootable system Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Factory Version: 12.3 Beta 1 Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Bootloader AssignedTo: jsrain@suse.com ReportedBy: joschibrauchle@gmx.de QAContact: jsrain@suse.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.17 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/24.0.1312.57 Safari/537.17 A fresh install of openSUSE 12.3 Beta 1 with GRUB2 as default. Go to Yast -> System -> Bootloader and switch to GRUB. 1) Select "Propose new config" leads to a "-kdump" initrd being installed in /boot/grub/menu.lst (while kdump is not installed), also results in unbootable system! ---------- # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Mon Feb 4 07:45:09 EST 2013 # THIS FILE WILL BE PARTIALLY OVERWRITTEN by perl-Bootloader # For the new kernel it try to figure out old parameters. In case we are not able to recognize it (e.g. change of flavor or strange install order ) it it use as fallback installation parameters from /etc/sysconfig/bootloader default 0 timeout 8 ##YaST - generic_mbr gfxmenu (hd0,1)/boot/message ##YaST - activate ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title openSUSE 12.3 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.7.2-1-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-VBOX_HARDDISK_VBa6143e10-d16731b9-part2 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-VBOX_HARDDISK_VBa6143e10-d16731b9-part1 splash=silent quiet showopts initrd /boot/initrd-3.7.2-1-desktop-kdump ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe### title Failsafe -- openSUSE 12.3 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.7.2-1-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-VBOX_HARDDISK_VBa6143e10-d16731b9-part2 showopts apm=off noresume edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 nomodeset x11failsafe initrd /boot/initrd-3.7.2-1-desktop-kdump ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title Kernel-3.7.2-1-desktop root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.7.2-1-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-VBOX_HARDDISK_VBa6143e10-d16731b9-part2 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-VBOX_HARDDISK_VBa6143e10-d16731b9-part1 splash=silent quiet showopts initrd /boot/initrd-3.7.2-1-desktop ---------- 2) Select "Convert current config" results in basically empty /boot/grub/menu.lst and subsequent boot fails: ---------- # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Mon Feb 4 07:45:08 EST 2013 # THIS FILE WILL BE PARTIALLY OVERWRITTEN by perl-Bootloader # For the new kernel it try to figure out old parameters. In case we are not able to recognize it (e.g. change of flavor or strange install order ) it it use as fallback installation parameters from /etc/sysconfig/bootloader default 0 timeout 8 ##YaST - generic_mbr ##YaST - activate terminal gfxterm ---------- The first part looks like bnc#786016, where LILO is used. See y2logs attached for 1) and 2) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install default OS12.3 2. Use YaST2 to convert boot loader config from GRUB2 to GRUB Actual Results: Boot broken -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.