Public bug reported:
An automatic security upgrade today left my machine unbootable. (hd0,5)
became (hd0,4), but /boot/grub/menu.lst wasn't changed accordingly.
Naturally all the UUIDs are completely messed up as well.
I know I have reported similar occurrences a number of times in the
past, although I am having trouble finding my previous bug reports.
However I don't remember being notified of any follow ups to these
reports, so obviously this problem is not being taken seriously.
Basically if there is a kernel upgrade chances are that some problem
like this will occur. So long as I am around then at least there is
someone who knows how to edit grub entries and get the machine booting.
Otherwise the family computer suddenly becomes useless and nobody knows
what to do about it. Since I am going to be away from home for long
periods in the near future we will have no alternative but to ditch
Linux and use a Mac. If you do not think this is a critical issue then
what is?
The log for the latest upgrades is as follows:
Log started: 2007-12-17 20:09:12
(Reading database ... 199029 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing xserver-xgl ...
Log ended: 2007-12-17 20:09:26
Log started: 2007-12-19 09:28:12
(Reading database ... 199011 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.22-14-386 2.6.22-14.46 (using
.../linux-image-2.6.22-14-386_2.6.22-14.47_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.22-14-386 ...
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-386
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-rt
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-lowlatency
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.22-14-generic 2.6.22-14.46 (using
.../linux-image-2.6.22-14-generic_2.6.22-14.47_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.22-14-generic ...
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-386
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-rt
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-lowlatency
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.22-14-rt 2.6.22-14.46 (using
.../linux-image-2.6.22-14-rt_2.6.22-14.47_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.22-14-rt ...
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-386
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-rt
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-lowlatency
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Preparing to replace linux-headers-2.6.22-14 2.6.22-14.46 (using
.../linux-headers-2.6.22-14_2.6.22-14.47_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-headers-2.6.22-14 ...
Preparing to replace linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic 2.6.22-14.46 (using
.../linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic_2.6.22-14.47_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic ...
Preparing to replace linux-libc-dev 2.6.22-14.46 (using
.../linux-libc-dev_2.6.22-14.47_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linux-libc-dev ...
Preparing to replace smbfs 3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.2 (using
.../smbfs_3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement smbfs ...
Preparing to replace smbclient 3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.2 (using
.../smbclient_3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement smbclient ...
Preparing to replace samba 3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.2 (using
.../samba_3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.3_i386.deb) ...
* Stopping Samba daemons... [ OK ]
Unpacking replacement samba ...
Preparing to replace samba-common 3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.2 (using
.../samba-common_3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement samba-common ...
Preparing to replace libsmbclient 3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.2 (using
.../libsmbclient_3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libsmbclient ...
Setting up linux-image-2.6.22-14-386 (2.6.22-14.47) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-386
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.22-14.46 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.22-14.46 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-386
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-rt
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-lowlatency
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Setting up linux-image-2.6.22-14-generic (2.6.22-14.47) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.22-14.46 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.22-14.46 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-386
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-rt
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-lowlatency
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Setting up linux-image-2.6.22-14-rt (2.6.22-14.47) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-rt
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.22-14.46 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.22-14.46 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-386
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-rt
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-lowlatency
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.22-14 (2.6.22-14.47) ...
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.22-14-generic (2.6.22-14.47) ...
Setting up linux-libc-dev (2.6.22-14.47) ...
Setting up samba-common (3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.3) ...
Setting up smbfs (3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.3) ...
Setting up smbclient (3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.3) ...
Setting up samba (3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.3) ...
* Starting Samba daemons [ OK ]
Setting up libsmbclient (3.0.26a-1ubuntu2.3) ...
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Log ended: 2007-12-19 09:37:57
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/log/apt#
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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security upgrade rewrites partition table and leaves machine unbootable
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/177598
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