** Description changed:

  Grub2 does not understand lilo.conf on Salix.
- 
  
  Bug
  
  I got error message when I tried to update-grub on Ubuntu 14.04 with os-
  prober;
  
  ========
  error: out of memory
  error: syntax error
  error: Incorrect command
  Syntax error in line 274
  ========
  
- Line 274 is located at the last line of grub.cfg.new, which I did not 
understand why out of memory. 
- However, I found a syntax error on the line for 30_os-prober section, where a 
double quotation was disappeared at the kernel option for Salix. 
+ Line 274 is located at the last line of grub.cfg.new, which I did not 
understand why out of memory.
+ However, I found a syntax error on the line for 30_os-prober section, where a 
double quotation was disappeared at the kernel option for Salix.
  
  ========
  menuentry 'Slackware Linux (Slackware 14.1) (on /dev/sda2)' --class gnu-linux 
--class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'osprober-gnulinux-simple-06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323' {
-       insmod part_msdos
-       insmod ext2
-       set root='hd0,msdos2'
-       if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
-         search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 
--hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2  
06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323
-       else
-         search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323
-       fi
-       linux /boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17 root=/dev/sda2 ro append = 
"vt.default_utf8=1  vga = normal
+  insmod part_msdos
+  insmod ext2
+  set root='hd0,msdos2'
+  if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
+    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 
--hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2  
06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323
+  else
+    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323
+  fi
+  linux /boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17 root=/dev/sda2 ro append = 
"vt.default_utf8=1  vga = normal
  }
  submenu 'Advanced options for Slackware Linux (Slackware 14.1) (on 
/dev/sda2)' $menuentry_id_option 
'osprober-gnulinux-advanced-06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323' {
-       menuentry 'Salix_Mate_14.1 (on /dev/sda2)' --class gnu-linux --class 
gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17--06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323'
 {
-               insmod part_msdos
-               insmod ext2
-               set root='hd0,msdos2'
-               if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
-                 search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
--hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2  
06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323
-               else
-                 search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323
-               fi
-               linux /boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17 root=/dev/sda2 ro append = 
"vt.default_utf8=1  vga = normal
-       }
+  menuentry 'Salix_Mate_14.1 (on /dev/sda2)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu 
--class os $menuentry_id_option 
'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17--06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323'
 {
+   insmod part_msdos
+   insmod ext2
+   set root='hd0,msdos2'
+   if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
+     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 
--hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2  
06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323
+   else
+     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323
+   fi
+   linux /boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17 root=/dev/sda2 ro append = 
"vt.default_utf8=1  vga = normal
+  }
  }
  ========
  
- 
- I had a Salix on the sda2 partition and os-prober did not succeed to get the 
correct variables from Salix boot directory. 
- This was confirmed because linux-boot-prober /dev/sda2 showed the same 
result: 
+ I had a Salix on the sda2 partition and os-prober did not succeed to get the 
correct variables from Salix boot directory.
+ This was confirmed because linux-boot-prober /dev/sda2 showed the same result:
  
  ========
  
/dev/sda2:/dev/sda2:Salix_Mate_14.1:/boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17::root=/dev/sda2 
ro append = "vt.default_utf8=1  vga = normal
  ========
  
- 
- 
- Workaroud
+ Workaround
  
  I configured LILO on Salix partition by editing lilo.conf to uncomment
  append = "vt.default_utf8=1".
  
  ========
  # append = "vt.default_utf8=1"
  ========
  
  Then grub2 works well without error message and updates grub.cfg with
  correct variables of kernel option for Salix.
  
  ========
  linux /boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17 root=/dev/sda2 ro vga = normal
  ========
  
- 
  Suggestions
  
  I suggest the relevant scripts in 30_os-prober should be edited to
  recognize correctly double quation even if this is found on other boot
  directory.
  
  ========
  LPARAMS="`echo ${LINUX} | cut -d ':' -f 6- | tr '^' ' '`"      #This 
original, not edited yet, though.
  ========

** Description changed:

  Grub2 does not understand lilo.conf on Salix.
  
  Bug
  
  I got error message when I tried to update-grub on Ubuntu 14.04 with os-
  prober;
  
  ========
  error: out of memory
  error: syntax error
  error: Incorrect command
  Syntax error in line 274
  ========
  
  Line 274 is located at the last line of grub.cfg.new, which I did not 
understand why out of memory.
  However, I found a syntax error on the line for 30_os-prober section, where a 
double quotation was disappeared at the kernel option for Salix.
  
  ========
  menuentry 'Slackware Linux (Slackware 14.1) (on /dev/sda2)' --class gnu-linux 
--class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 
'osprober-gnulinux-simple-06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323' {
   insmod part_msdos
   insmod ext2
   set root='hd0,msdos2'
   if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 
--hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2  
06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323
   else
     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323
   fi
   linux /boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17 root=/dev/sda2 ro append = 
"vt.default_utf8=1  vga = normal
  }
  submenu 'Advanced options for Slackware Linux (Slackware 14.1) (on 
/dev/sda2)' $menuentry_id_option 
'osprober-gnulinux-advanced-06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323' {
   menuentry 'Salix_Mate_14.1 (on /dev/sda2)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu 
--class os $menuentry_id_option 
'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17--06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323'
 {
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='hd0,msdos2'
    if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
      search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 
--hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2  
06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323
    else
      search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
06ea6304-df14-4be6-8b42-defb07a91323
    fi
    linux /boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17 root=/dev/sda2 ro append = 
"vt.default_utf8=1  vga = normal
   }
  }
  ========
  
  I had a Salix on the sda2 partition and os-prober did not succeed to get the 
correct variables from Salix boot directory.
  This was confirmed because linux-boot-prober /dev/sda2 showed the same result:
  
  ========
  
/dev/sda2:/dev/sda2:Salix_Mate_14.1:/boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17::root=/dev/sda2 
ro append = "vt.default_utf8=1  vga = normal
  ========
  
  Workaround
  
  I configured LILO on Salix partition by editing lilo.conf to uncomment
  append = "vt.default_utf8=1".
  
  ========
  # append = "vt.default_utf8=1"
  ========
  
  Then grub2 works well without error message and updates grub.cfg with
  correct variables of kernel option for Salix.
  
  ========
  linux /boot/vmlinuz-huge-3.10.17 root=/dev/sda2 ro vga = normal
  ========
  
  Suggestions
  
  I suggest the relevant scripts in 30_os-prober should be edited to
- recognize correctly double quation even if this is found on other boot
+ recognize correctly double quotation even if this is found on other boot
  directory.
  
  ========
  LPARAMS="`echo ${LINUX} | cut -d ':' -f 6- | tr '^' ' '`"      #This 
original, not edited yet, though.
  ========

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