Bug#763580: grub-installer: defaults again to /dev/sda!!!
Steven Chamberlain (2014-10-01): > On 05:46, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > > We're now back with /dev/sda being selected by default even if the > > installation > > image is on /dev/sda and /dev/sdb is the hard drive being installed on. > > (I think I see why the fix wasn't correct) > > Please could you describe the setup where this happened? Was /dev/sda > a removable USB stick? Did you BIOS-boot from it? What image was on > the stick? kvm -hda mini.iso -hdb foo.cow Mraw, KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#763580: grub-installer: defaults again to /dev/sda!!!
On 05:46, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > We're now back with /dev/sda being selected by default even if the > installation > image is on /dev/sda and /dev/sdb is the hard drive being installed on. (I think I see why the fix wasn't correct) Please could you describe the setup where this happened? Was /dev/sda a removable USB stick? Did you BIOS-boot from it? What image was on the stick? Do you have a /var/log/syslog from this? It would be even better to uncomment the debug lines atop grub-installer before it runs, and get /target/boot/grub/device.map. (I'll do all this if you can answer the above). Thanks, Regards, -- Steven Chamberlain ste...@pyro.eu.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141001132317.ga5...@squeeze.pyro.eu.org
Processed: Re: Bug#763580: grub-installer: defaults again to /dev/sda!!!
Processing control commands: > tag -1 patch pending Bug #763580 [grub-installer] grub-installer: defaults again to /dev/sda!!! Added tag(s) pending and patch. -- 763580: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=763580 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/handler.s.b763580.141213935912220.transcr...@bugs.debian.org
Bug#763580: grub-installer: defaults again to /dev/sda!!!
Control: tag -1 patch pending Cyril Brulebois (2014-10-01): > Package: grub-installer > Version: 1.98 > Severity: serious > Justification: sssh > > [ Philip x-d-cc'd ] > > We're now back with /dev/sda being selected by default even if the > installation > image is on /dev/sda and /dev/sdb is the hard drive being installed on. Of > course, it's nicer than in wheezy since users have a prompt and can change it. > > I liked it better when the default was “Enter manually” because a careless > Enter > wouldn't lead to a corrupted installation image + an unbootable, > semi-installed > system. > > I might sound like a broken record but that's *exactly* what I've repeatedly > warned against! Without any feedback in the upcoming hours, a revert is going to happen, currently stashed as a branch in git: pu/hotfix-jessie-beta-2 This restores the behaviour we have in Jessie Beta 1, which is itself an improvement over the wheezy/squeeze (and maybe older) situation. It's not vital to get it uploaded and into testing before uploading debian-installer since it's “only” copied on to installation images. KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#763580: grub-installer: defaults again to /dev/sda!!!
Package: grub-installer Version: 1.98 Severity: serious Justification: sssh [ Philip x-d-cc'd ] We're now back with /dev/sda being selected by default even if the installation image is on /dev/sda and /dev/sdb is the hard drive being installed on. Of course, it's nicer than in wheezy since users have a prompt and can change it. I liked it better when the default was “Enter manually” because a careless Enter wouldn't lead to a corrupted installation image + an unbootable, semi-installed system. I might sound like a broken record but that's *exactly* what I've repeatedly warned against! Sigh, KiBi. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141001034605.19639.63237.report...@wodi.home.mraw.org
