On Aug 01, 2008 01:36 AM, Daniel Moerner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you for filing a bug report. I think that a bit more information > would be useful. Could you post the results (as attachments) of: > > cat /boot/grub/menu.lst > ls -l /boot > > Thanks. > > -- > over 14,800 lines add to menu.lst > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253713 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “grub” source package in Ubuntu: New > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: grub > > I'm not sure when it happened because I only reboot every 3 - 4 weeks > but it "looks" like a grub update added almost 15k lines to my > menu.lst file (looks like a bunch of duplicates). When the boot loader > launched, all I could see was blank screen. If I used the arrow keys > I'd see garbage. The machine would continuously reboot without showing > anything. I booted the machine via the install cd and finally tracked > it down to the menu.lst file. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/walt/grub# apt-cache policy grub > grub: > Installed: 0.97-29ubuntu21 > Candidate: 0.97-29ubuntu21 > Version table: > *** 0.97-29ubuntu21 0 > 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/walt/grub# lsb_release -rd > Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1 > Release: 8.04 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/walt/grub# uname -a > Linux walt 2.6.24-19-rt #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Fri Jul 11 23:20:22 UTC 2008 > x86_64 GNU/Linux
This is what's left over after trimming the excess lines. /boot listing below menu.lst. Thanks ! walt [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/walt/grub# cat /boot/grub/menu.lst default 0 timeout 3 ## ## End Default Options ## title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-19-rt root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-rt root=UUID=5827c58e-0fef-4705-9771-0e02e102b908 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-rt title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18-rt root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-rt root=UUID=5827c58e-0fef-4705-9771-0e02e102b908 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-18-rt title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18-generic root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic root=UUID=5827c58e-0fef-4705-9771-0e02e102b908 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS 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=5827c58e-0fef-4705-9771-0e02e102b908 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# ls -lt /boot/ total 174364 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-07-31 12:42 grub/ drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-07-31 09:34 boot/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8167610 2008-07-16 16:11 initrd.img-2.6.24-19-rt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8182315 2008-07-16 16:11 initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 79745 2008-07-11 21:28 config-2.6.24-19-rt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1179627 2008-07-11 21:28 System.map-2.6.24-19-rt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1944952 2008-07-11 21:28 vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-rt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 420224 2008-07-11 21:20 abi-2.6.24-19-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 74164 2008-07-11 21:20 config-2.6.24-19-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1152364 2008-07-11 21:20 System.map-2.6.24-19-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1903224 2008-07-11 21:20 vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8167857 2008-06-23 08:49 initrd.img-2.6.24-19-rt.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8181720 2008-06-23 08:49 initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8167070 2008-06-10 09:33 initrd.img-2.6.24-18-rt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8167145 2008-06-09 09:52 initrd.img-2.6.24-18-rt.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8181209 2008-06-09 09:11 initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8181183 2008-06-09 09:10 initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 79706 2008-05-28 20:04 config-2.6.24-18-rt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1175190 2008-05-28 20:04 System.map-2.6.24-18-rt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1932760 2008-05-28 20:04 vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-rt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 420224 2008-05-28 19:56 abi-2.6.24-18-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 74186 2008-05-28 19:56 config-2.6.24-18-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1152174 2008-05-28 19:56 System.map-2.6.24-18-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1903448 2008-05-28 19:56 vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8141701 2008-05-27 08:48 initrd.img-2.6.24-17-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8141658 2008-05-27 08:47 initrd.img-2.6.24-17-generic.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 420224 2008-05-01 12:37 abi-2.6.24-17-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 74186 2008-05-01 12:37 config-2.6.24-17-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1152174 2008-05-01 12:37 System.map-2.6.24-17-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1903512 2008-05-01 12:37 vmlinuz-2.6.24-17-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8141882 2008-04-22 08:49 initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8142270 2008-04-21 10:08 initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 420164 2008-04-10 11:12 abi-2.6.24-16-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 74079 2008-04-10 11:12 config-2.6.24-16-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1145670 2008-04-10 11:12 System.map-2.6.24-16-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1887736 2008-04-10 11:12 vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8135469 2008-04-09 15:19 initrd.img-2.6.24-15-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 419993 2008-04-07 15:21 abi-2.6.24-15-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 74081 2008-04-07 15:21 config-2.6.24-15-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1147572 2008-04-07 15:21 System.map-2.6.24-15-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1889144 2008-04-07 15:21 vmlinuz-2.6.24-15-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8135105 2008-04-07 09:00 initrd.img-2.6.24-15-generic.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8134382 2008-04-03 15:17 initrd.img-2.6.24-14-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8134731 2008-04-03 10:08 initrd.img-2.6.24-14-generic.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 419993 2008-04-03 02:42 abi-2.6.24-14-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 79088 2008-04-03 02:42 config-2.6.24-14-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1147572 2008-04-03 02:42 System.map-2.6.24-14-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1888888 2008-04-03 02:42 vmlinuz-2.6.24-14-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8142943 2008-04-02 08:54 initrd.img-2.6.24-12-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8142895 2008-04-01 12:14 initrd.img-2.6.24-12-generic.bak -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 419944 2008-03-12 20:24 abi-2.6.24-12-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 73848 2008-03-12 20:24 config-2.6.24-12-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1147087 2008-03-12 20:24 System.map-2.6.24-12-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1887480 2008-03-12 20:24 vmlinuz-2.6.24-12-generic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 103204 2007-09-28 07:03 memtest86+.bin <br><br> -- over 14,800 lines add to menu.lst https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/253713 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu 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