Bug#423268: grub-pc: system unbootable when /boot and separate partion, doesnt detect other installed OSes.

[Otavio Salvador]

retitle 423268 update-grub do not handle /boot on separate partition properly
clone 423268 -1
retitle -1 update-grub doesn't import other installed OSes entries.
priority -1 wishlist
thanks

Bharath Ramesh <krosswindz at gmail.com> writes:

> Package: grub-pc
> Version: 1.95+20070507-1
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks the whole system
>
>
> After upgrading to the newer version of Grub2, postinst runs update-grub which
> uses hooks in /etc/grub.d/. If /boot is mounted on separate partition the
> grub.cfg still retains /boot/vmlinuz-* as the location for the kernel and
> similarly for initrd. This renders the system unbootable.

This bug has already been fixed on development version.

> Secondly it doesnt detect the existence of other OSes in the case of a dual
> boot system. Causing those OSes to be unbootable.

I'm cloning this bug to deal with each issues separated.

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