Bug 64950 - Pressing `e' may give "Error 27: Unrecognized command"
Summary: Pressing `e' may give "Error 27: Unrecognized command"
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: grub
Version: 7.3
Hardware: i686
OS: Linux
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low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeremy Katz
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Reported: 2002-05-15 00:04 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:38 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2002-05-15 21:52:59 UTC
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Description Need Real Name 2002-05-15 00:04:33 UTC 
Description of Problem:
* Pressing `e' in grub boot screen sometimes gives the following error:
  ------------------------------
        Booting command-list

  S

  Error 27: Unrecognized command

  Press any key to continue...
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* Then things work fine


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
* grub-0.91-4.src.rpm


How Reproducible:
* Press `e' in grub


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use grub as the boot loader
2. Boot the machine
3. On the grub boot screen, press "e" to edit the entry
4. This will cause the error about 1/3 of the time

Actual Results:
* Error 27: Unrecognized command


Expected Results:
* Perfection


Additional Information:
Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2002-05-15 21:52:53 UTC 
I haven't seen this one at all on any of my hardware.  What sort of hardware is
this on?  Also, is it on the edit the boot entry or to edit the command line for
the boot entry?
Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2002-09-20 20:39:03 UTC 
Closing due to inactivity
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