Bug 235327
| Summary: | FC6 -> FC7t3 upgrade can lead to incorrect grub config | ||
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| Product: | [Fedora] Fedora | Reporter: | cam <camilo> |
| Component: | anaconda | Assignee: | Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list> |
| Status: | CLOSED DUPLICATE | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | medium | ||
| Version: | rawhide | ||
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| Hardware: | i386 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
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| Last Closed: | 2007-04-16 14:18:05 UTC | Type: | --- |
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And what were the contents of /boot/grub/device.map? # cat /boot/grub/device.map (fd0) /dev/fd0 (hd0) /dev/sda (hd1) /dev/sdb |
Description of problem: I tried to upgrade a FC6 machine to FC7t3 using the DVD. Anaconda didn't find the grub config. I asked it to make a new installation of grub and the resulting menu.lst had incorrect numbers for the HD, eg. (1,2) instead of (0,2). The symptoms were: grub menu behaved erratically (unable to edit boot commands); grub wasn't able to load a kernel, and the machine reset continually. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): FC7t3 anaconda Dell Inspiron 6000 (ICH6M SATA Controller, /dev/scd0, /dev/sda) How reproducible: Haven't tried to reproduce it, but expect it will reproduce easily. Steps to Reproduce: 1. FC6 machine with SATA disk as above 2. Upgrade from FC7t3 DVD 3. Observe non booting and grub misbehaviour Actual results: non booting and grub misbehaviour Expected results: successful upgrade, booting and grub functional Fix: I used the rescue disc to boot and edited the /boot/grub/menu.lst to (0,x) instead of (1,x) throughout, and the FC7t3 install was fine. Additional info: The edited (working) grub.comf. Note the comment still refers to root (hd1,2): # grub.conf generated by anaconda # # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. # root (hd1,2) # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sdb7 # initrd /initrd-version.img #boot=/dev/sda default=0 timeout=5 splashimage=(hd0,2)/grub/splash.xpm.gz hiddenmenu title Fedora (2.6.20-1.3040.fc7) root (hd0,2) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.3040.fc7 ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet initrd /initrd-2.6.20-1.3040.fc7.img title Fedora (2.6.20-1.3023.fc7) root (hd0,2) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.3023.fc7 ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet initrd /initrd-2.6.20-1.3023.fc7.img title Fedora-base (2.6.20-1.2933.fc6) root (hd0,2) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 ro root=/dev/sdb7 rhgb quiet title Other rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1