> I did find some problems in boot mounting that could have contributed to > the problem. I'm not sure if they're all of it. I've incoroprated fixes > in to os-prober 0.05.
Retested with 100MB i386 netinst CD (20040417) Unfortunately the contents of my old lilo.conf are still not included in the new GRUB. From /var/log/debian-installer/package-versions: os-prober 0.06 From /var/log/debian-installer/syslog: linux-boot-prober: info: found boot partition /dev/discs/disc0/part1 for linux system on /dev/discs/disc0/part5 linux-boot-prober: info: found boot partition /dev/discs/disc0/part1 for linux system on /dev/discs/disc0/part5 The created menu.lst is attached. The old lilo.conf is unchanged from earlier tests. FJP
# 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 5 # 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 optons 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 specifiv 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=root=/dev/hdb9 ro ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd1,8) ## 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 ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(recovery mode) 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 ## ## End Default Options ## title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.25-1-386 root (hd1,8) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.25-1-386 root=/dev/hdb9 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.25-1-386 savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.25-1-386 (recovery mode) root (hd1,8) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.25-1-386 root=/dev/hdb9 ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.25-1-386 savedefault boot ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian # ones. title Other operating systems: root # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS # on /dev/hda3 title Windows NT/2000/XP root (hd0,2) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/hda5. title Debian GNU/Linux (3.0) (on /dev/hda5) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS # on /dev/hdb1 title Windows 95/98/Me root (hd1,0) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/hdb8. title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.25-1-686 (on /dev/hdb8) root (hd1,7) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.25-1-686 root=/dev/hdb8 ro initrd /initrd.img-2.4.25-1-686 savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/hdb8. title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.25-1-686 (recovery mode) (on /dev/hdb8) root (hd1,7) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.25-1-686 root=/dev/hdb8 ro single initrd /initrd.img-2.4.25-1-686 savedefault boot
