Bug 735430 - F15 -> F16 update wipes grub2 installation / destroys GRUB2 boot loader
Summary: F15 -> F16 update wipes grub2 installation / destroys GRUB2 boot loader
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: grub2
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
unspecified
urgent
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Assignee: Lubomir Rintel
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-09-02 15:36 UTC by Artem S. Tashkinov
Modified: 2011-09-07 03:40 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version: grub2-1.99-5.fc16
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2011-09-03 19:44:37 UTC
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Description Artem S. Tashkinov 2011-09-02 15:36:42 UTC
Description of problem: I tried updating from F15 to F16, but after update grub2 died and I couldn't boot into F16.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1.99


How reproducible: always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install F15 without a boot loader
2. Install grub2 as a boot loader
3. Update to F16
  
Actual results: unbootable system


Expected results: bootable system


Additional info:

This part of the %preun script is guilty - it doesn't check whether GRUB2 is already installed and active.

# XXX Ugly
rm -f /boot/%{name}/*.mod
rm -f /boot/%{name}/*.img
rm -f /boot/%{name}/*.lst
rm -f /boot/%{name}/device.map

Comment 1 Kalev Lember 2011-09-03 19:44:37 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 735259 ***

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2011-09-05 15:06:24 UTC
grub2-1.99-5.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/grub2-1.99-5.fc16

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2011-09-07 03:39:51 UTC
grub2-1.99-5.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.


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