On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 12:07:01AM -0000, Steve Langasek wrote: > In my pre-upload tests, I did not find that the first upgrade to > 0.97-29ubuntu7 triggered a ucf prompt except in the case where there was > already a detectable difference between the magic comments and the > kernel list. This is AFAICS a necessary evil in order to get the > current state of the config file registered with ucf; waiting until the > first kernel upgrade only increases the chances of a ucf prompt that > might have oterwise been avoided, but it should not result in any > prompts where the menu.lst has not been locally modified. Can you > provide a copy of a menu.lst that results in a prompt when you think it > shouldn't?
Attached are /boot/grub/menu.lst and /boot/grub/menu.lst~. Assuming this is the backup from ucf, this should be what you need. Notice that all of the "kernel" lines are unmodified. I saw exactly the same behaviour on both my desktop and my laptop upon upgrading to this version of grub. The laptop was a fresh 7.10 install upgraded to Hardy, with very little customization. -- - mdz # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. ## default num # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. # # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. default 0 ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined). timeout 3 ## hiddenmenu # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu) hiddenmenu # Pretty colours #color cyan/blue white/blue ## password ['--md5'] passwd # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the # command 'lock' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # # examples # # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 # root (hd0,0) # makeactive # chainloader +1 # # title Linux # root (hd0,1) # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro # # # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs ## ## Start Default Options ## ## default kernel options ## default kernel options for automagic boot options ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro # kopt=root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro ## Setup crashdump menu entries ## e.g. crashdump=1 # crashdump=0 ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd0,0) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=true ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. lockalternative=true ## lockalternative=false # lockalternative=false ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the ## alternatives ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5 # defoptions=quiet splash ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options ## e.g. lockold=false ## lockold=true # lockold=false ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenhopt= ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenkopt=console=tty0 ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(recovery) single # altoptions=(recovery mode) single ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=all ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g. memtest86=true ## memtest86=false # memtest86=true ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system ## can be true or false # updatedefaultentry=false ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options ## can be true or false # savedefault=false ## ## End Default Options ## title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-5-generic Default root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img quiet title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-5-generic Default (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-4-generic Previous root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz.old root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img.old quiet title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-4-generic Previous (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz.old root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img.old title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-5-generic root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-5-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-5-generic quiet title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-5-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-5-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-5-generic title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-4-generic root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-4-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-4-generic quiet title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-4-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-4-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-4-generic title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-3-generic root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-3-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-3-generic quiet title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-3-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-3-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-3-generic title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-2-generic root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-2-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-2-generic quiet title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-2-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-2-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-2-generic title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), memtest86+ root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin quiet ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. ## default num # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. # # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. default 0 ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined). timeout 3 ## hiddenmenu # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu) hiddenmenu # Pretty colours #color cyan/blue white/blue ## password ['--md5'] passwd # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the # command 'lock' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # # examples # # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 # root (hd0,0) # makeactive # chainloader +1 # # title Linux # root (hd0,1) # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro # # # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs ## ## Start Default Options ## ## default kernel options ## default kernel options for automagic boot options ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro # kopt=root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro ## Setup crashdump menu entries ## e.g. crashdump=1 # crashdump=0 ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd0,0) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=true ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. lockalternative=true ## lockalternative=false # lockalternative=false ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the ## alternatives ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5 # defoptions=quiet splash ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options ## e.g. lockold=false ## lockold=true # lockold=false ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenhopt= ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenkopt=console=tty0 ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(recovery) single # altoptions=(recovery mode) single ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=all ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g. memtest86=true ## memtest86=false # memtest86=true ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system ## can be true or false # updatedefaultentry=false ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options ## can be true or false # savedefault=false ## ## End Default Options ## title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-4-generic Default root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img quiet title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-4-generic Default (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-3-generic Previous root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz.old root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img.old quiet title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-3-generic Previous (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz.old root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img.old title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-4-generic root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-4-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-4-generic quiet title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-4-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-4-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-4-generic title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-3-generic root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-3-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-3-generic quiet title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-3-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-3-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-3-generic title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-2-generic root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-2-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-2-generic quiet title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), kernel 2.6.24-2-generic (recovery mode) root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-2-generic root=UUID=daf1bf61-d974-4e90-b2c7-5f4dfa4e56cf ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-2-generic title Ubuntu hardy (development branch), memtest86+ root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin quiet ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST -- Default update-grub behaviour is not intuitive with respect to user modifications https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21412 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
