Bug#92269: marked as done ('update-grub' having difficulty with /boot partition(using devfs, no devfsd))

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Subject: 'update-grub' having difficulty with /boot partition(using devfs, no 
devfsd)
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Package: grub
Version: 0.5.96.1progeny5
Severity: serious

Hey there :) Normally I wouldn't give a bug like this a severity of "serious". 
But since update-grub is(I think) an automatic script, it should work right the 
first time, and every time.

Anyhoo, I will include my /etc/fstab, the output of 'mount', and a menu.lst 
generated by 'update-grub'. The main problem is that 'update-grub' doesn't work 
properly(for me), when I have /boot on a seperate partition. I believe the 
issue is DevFS-related. Let me check.

Hmmm, can't be sure. The problem still exists when I run 'devfsd'(I usually do 
not). Looking at the "dev2grub" function, it looks to be awfully simplistic. I 
think that's the problem. I'm no Perl coder, though :) Anyways, here's the 
output of the various files I mentioned above:

/etc/fstab:
####START####
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>                       <dump>  
<pass>
/dev/md/0       /               reiserfs        defaults        0       1
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part6 /boot ext2 defaults 0 2
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2  none            swap    sw,pri=1        
                0  0
/dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part1  none            swap    sw,pri=1        
                0  0
none            /dev            devfs   defaults        0       0
proc            /proc           proc    defaults                        0       0
tmpfs           /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0

/dev/floppy/0   /floppy         auto    defaults,user,noauto            0       0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0      /cdrom          iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noauto         
0       0

/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part5  /mnt    reiserfs        
defaults,noauto,users   0       0
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1  /win    vfat    
defaults,noauto,users,uid=1000,gid=1000 0  0

/lizc           //den/cdrive smbfs defaults,noauto,users,password=blork 0 0
/lizd           //den/ddrive smbfs defaults,noauto,users,password=blork 0 0
/paul           //upstairs/cdrive smbfs defaults,noauto,users,password=blork 0 0
####END####

/boot/boot/grub/menu.lst:
####START####
default 0
timeout 2
fallback 1
password (Yeah, I know, like you guys are going to be poking around my computer 
- but still ;)

color cyan/blue white/blue

# --> PROGENY START (1.0) <--

title Progeny Debian (kernel 2.2.18pre21)
root
kernel //vmlinuz-2.2.18pre21 root=/dev/md/0 ro

title Progeny Debian - single-user (kernel 2.2.18pre21)
root
kernel //vmlinuz-2.2.18pre21 root=/dev/md/0 ro single

<snip>
# --> PROGENY END <--
####END####

Now, those *should* be "kernel (hd0,5)/vmlinuz-2.2.18pre21 root=/dev/md/0 ro"...

`mount`:
####START####
/dev/md/0 on / type reiserfs (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /dev type devfs (rw)
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part6 on /boot type ext2 (rw)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
automount(pid263) on /auto type autofs (rw,fd=5,pgrp=263,minproto=2,maxproto=3)
automount(pid271) on /ftp type autofs (rw,fd=5,pgrp=271,minproto=2,maxproto=3)
####END####

I'd also like to say that I don't think the ordering of the kernels is proper. 
If someone has some custom kernels, I really think they'd rather they were at 
the top. Here's a 'diff -u' of what I use:
####START####
--- ./update-grub       Sun Mar  4 14:49:38 2001
+++ ./update-grub-custom        Sat Mar 31 01:27:30 2001
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@
 {
     if ($kern_version =~ /^$supported_kernel_series/)
     {
-        push @supported_kernels, $kern_version;
+        push @other_kernels, $kern_version;
     }
     else
     {
-        push @other_kernels, $kern_version;
+        push @supported_kernels, $kern_version;
     }
 }
####END####

Also, it might be worthwhile to grep /var/log/dmesg for the kernel command 
line. I use 'devfs=mount', as I'd prefer it not be automatic all the time. I 
can imagine lots of people who use custom command lines, whether for IDE-SCSI 
emulation or having nice pretty bootup logos or whatnot :) That's beyond my 
ability, however.

Anyways, thanks a bunch for GRUB - it's really quite good :) If you have any 
questions at all, please let me know. I'm more than willing to be a guinea pig, 
or to help you track down problems. Thanks again :)

-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux david 2.4.2-ac27-a2 #4 Fri Mar 30 01:34:03 EST 2001 i686

Versions of packages grub depends on:
ii  debconf                   0.9.31         Debian configuration management sy
ii  libc6                     2.2.2-4        GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libncurses5               5.2.20010318-1 Shared libraries for terminal hand


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From: Jason Thomas <address@hidden>
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Subject: Bug#92269: fixed in grub 0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1
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We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
grub, which has been installed in the Debian FTP archive:

grub-doc_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1_all.deb
  to pool/main/g/grub/grub-doc_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1_all.deb
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528.orig.tar.gz
  to pool/main/g/grub/grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528.orig.tar.gz
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1.dsc
  to pool/main/g/grub/grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1.dsc
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1.diff.gz
  to pool/main/g/grub/grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1.diff.gz
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1_i386.deb
  to pool/main/g/grub/grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1_i386.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

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Format: 1.7
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 17:04:44 +1000
Source: grub
Binary: grub-doc grub
Architecture: source all i386
Version: 0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Jason Thomas <address@hidden>
Changed-By: Jason Thomas <address@hidden>
Description: 
 grub       - GRand Unified Bootloader
 grub-doc   - Documentation for GRand Unified Bootloader
Closes: 35849 72311 72346 74429 75333 78471 80241 80276 80394 80422 92269 95594 
98750
Changes: 
 grub (0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New Maintainer (closes: #80394)
   * updated standards version.
   * changed to use debhelper.
   * move html doco into a seperate grub-doc package.
   * Took a cvs snapshot to help close a bunch of bugs.
   * cvs snapshot fixes grub-install (closes: #75333, #80276, #98750)
   * cvs snapshot should fix "Error 22: No such partition" (closes: #80241)
   * cvs snapshot should fix symlink problem (closes: #95594)
   * grub supports /boot as seperate partition (closes: #78471)
   * grub supports devfs already (closes: #72346)
   * Changed dir of architecture specific files to /usr/lib (closes: #72311)
   * texi2html problem fixed in previous NMU (closes: #80422)
   * kernel-package supports kernel images in /boot (closes: #74429)
   * the current method for a temporary modification of a menu option is
     to press 'e' for edit. I think this is satisfactory. (closes: #35849)
   * update-grub is in the progeny package of grub
     please contact them (closes: #92269)
Files: 
 ab653bc278c289e6e9f7975a2ed14324 666 base optional 
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1.dsc
 93c6263f3e2de8020eae9854c601d1b8 667241 base optional 
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528.orig.tar.gz
 a3d542a495e4bd16318d4e8e8e564709 69210 base optional 
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1.diff.gz
 17c00b0bb1b5217c8738e6a59f679ad0 160350 base optional 
grub-doc_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1_all.deb
 8701ba7df4725dd6ac20d68c6173d38f 276234 base optional 
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1_i386.deb

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