Package: src:grub2
Version: 2.06-14
Commit 5171e04d ("Bundle unicode.pf2 in a squashfs memdisk attached to
the signed EFI binary") removed (memdisk)/grub.cfg from monolithic EFI
normal disk boot images.
So now the normal disk boot image looks for grub.cfg in /EFI/debian only
and not in $cmdpath any more. This breaks boot from the removable media
path when installed with --removable, and normal boot when installed
with --bootloader-id or $GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR != "debian".
Expected behaviour: GRUB loads $cmdpath/grub.cfg and displays the menu.
Observed behaviour: GRUB does not load $cmdpath/grub.cfg and enters
command-line mode instead of displaying the menu.
Proposed fix: add a new grub.cfg into normal disk boot images instead of
re-adding the previously used one which seems to be intended for CD boot
images.
Option A: the new embedded grub.cfg looks for grub.cfg in $cmdpath first
then in $prefix as fallback.
Option B: the new embedded grub.cfg looks for grub.cfg in $cmdpath only.
Caveats:
- For boot from the removable media path to keep working when installed
with --force-extra-removable, this change requires to patch grub-install
to install grub.cfg into the removable media path too.
- For boot from live and installation ISO-hybrid images to keep working,
this change requires to patch the image builders to install grub.cfg
into the removable media path.
Note: option A may also require grub-install --force-extra-removable to
install grub.cfg in /EFI/Boot in order to boot properly from the
removable media path when combined with --no-nvram and --bootloader-id
or $GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR != "debian", which was already broken.
