[Bug 412529] New: *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

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[Bug 412529] New: changing of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

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28 Jul 2008 28 Jul '08

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 Summary: *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS'es not booting anymore Product: openSUSE 11.0 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.0 Status: NEW Severity: Critical Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: Customer when using yast2 boot manager: the parameter: root=/dev/sdX is transformed into: root=<nothing> for all OS'es, not being the one that is running. which of course disables any booting of the OS's in question. work around is : start from scratch & propose new configuration. for any person new to linux, this is probably a neckbreaker....... -- 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.

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31 Jul 31 Jul

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New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User chrubis@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c1 Cyril Hrubis changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl --- Comment #1 from Cyril Hrubis 2008-07-31 08:50:49 MDT --- Please attach y2logs. If you are in doubt follow: http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs/YaST Thanks! -- 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.

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4 Aug 4 Aug

03:42

New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c2 --- Comment #2 from rens groenewegen 2008-08-03 21:42:11 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=231431) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=231431) yast2.log this is the log that reflects the startup of the bootmgr config. it results in the symptoms as described. after that, i aborted, to retain my working bootmgr configuration. -- 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.

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5 Aug 5 Aug

18:12

New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User chrubis@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c3 Cyril Hrubis changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |juhliarik@novell.com Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl | --- Comment #3 from Cyril Hrubis 2008-08-05 12:12:19 MDT --- Please next time remove NEEDINFO status by selecting "This comment/attachment provides ..." checkbox after supplying needed information. Reassigning to maintainer. -- 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.

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6 Aug 6 Aug

14:50

New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User juhliarik@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c4 Jozef Uhliarik changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Severity|Critical |Normal Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl --- Comment #4 from Jozef Uhliarik 2008-08-06 08:50:20 MDT --- I am sorry your description of problem is not clear for me. from logs: "root":"/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD1600BEVS-_WD-WXEZ07V10888-part2", It means that root is /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_WDC_WD1600BEVS-_WD-WXEZ07V10888-part2 Could you attach screen-shot and better description of problem please? BTW: IMO it is not critical -- 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.

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8 Aug 8 Aug

18:49

New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c5 rens groenewegen changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl | --- Comment #5 from rens groenewegen 2008-08-08 12:49:08 MDT --- the bug is this: - you install suse11, grub is setup ok. you can reboot, including other os-es, no problems. - later you change your grub setup. example, you want to change the default os. if you do that, the yast panel loads the grub setup. while doing that, it strips the root=https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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18 Sep 18 Sep

12:14

New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User jreidinger@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c6 Josef Reidinger changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |jreidinger@novell.com Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl --- Comment #6 from Josef Reidinger 2008-09-18 06:14:04 MDT --- I cannot reproduce it. What root is changed? in image line or in alone line like rootnoverify? You in yast only change default label? Could you post break menu.lst? thanks -- 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.

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26 Sep 26 Sep

04:55

New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c7 rens groenewegen changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl | --- Comment #7 from rens groenewegen 2008-09-25 22:55:36 MDT --- you have a box with more than one OS installed, then ? please post your menu.lst. -- 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.

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05:11

New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c8 --- Comment #8 from rens groenewegen 2008-09-25 23:11:44 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=241831) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=241831) broken grub config this is the menu.lst that does not work.... -- 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.

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05:14

New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c9 --- Comment #9 from rens groenewegen 2008-09-25 23:14:39 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=241832) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=241832) working grub config this is the menu.lst that belongs to the working grub config. if you diff the two lst files, you will see the difference. -- 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.

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05:16

New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c10 rens groenewegen changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |ASSIGNED --- Comment #10 from rens groenewegen 2008-09-25 23:16:29 MDT --- hope this helps. -- 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.

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08:24

New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User jreidinger@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c11 --- Comment #11 from Josef Reidinger 2008-09-26 02:24:56 MDT --- rens - thanks for your attachmend, only few notes to bugzilla using. 1) if you attach text-file, please select attachmend as text-file 2) state change from new to assigned make person who solving this bug, it is for him, that he doesn't look to this bug (e.g. after you add attachmend). -- 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.

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14 Oct 14 Oct

16:30

New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 Jozef Uhliarik changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P5 - None |P3 - Medium -- 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.

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17 Oct 17 Oct

14:12

New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User juhliarik@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c12 Jozef Uhliarik changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl --- Comment #12 from Jozef Uhliarik 2008-10-17 08:12:26 MDT --- I tried to compare files from comment #8 and comment #9 and they are identical ;-) Could you attach them again please? -- 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.

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23:26

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 rens groenewegen changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachment #241832|0 |1 is obsolete| | -- 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.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 rens groenewegen changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachment #241831|0 |1 is obsolete| | -- 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.

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c13 --- Comment #13 from rens groenewegen 2008-10-21 17:28:43 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=247009) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=247009) working menu lst working grub conf. note the suse 10.3 entry..... -- 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.

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New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c14 rens groenewegen changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl | --- Comment #14 from rens groenewegen 2008-10-21 17:33:18 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=247010) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=247010) broken menu.lst broken menu.lst note the suse 10.3 entry. suse 10.3 is on hd0,1, not on hd2,11....... hd2, 11 is a lvm volume........ works: < title openSUSE 10.3 - 2.6.22.18-0.2 (/dev/sda2) < rootnoverify (hd0,1) < chainloader +1 --- broken:

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title openSUSE 10.3 - 2.6.22.18-0.2 (/dev/sda2) rootnoverify (hd2,11) chainloader (hd0,1)+1

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User rens.groenewegen@xs4all.nl added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c15 --- Comment #15 from rens groenewegen 2008-10-21 17:34:46 MDT --- typo, suse10.3 is on hd0,2 -- 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.

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22 Oct 22 Oct

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New subject: [Bug 412529] *changing* of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529 User jreidinger@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=412529#c16 Josef Reidinger changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |RESOLVED Resolution| |DUPLICATE --- Comment #16 from Josef Reidinger 2008-10-22 01:14:52 MDT --- Thanks for logs, now it is clear. This bugs is duplicate. I fix it in perl-Bootloader where chainloader section is write badly. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 329929 *** https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=329929 -- 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.

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[Bug 412529] New: changing of existing grub config results in "other" OS' es not booting anymore