package: sys-boot/grub-0.96-r2 cpu piii (vmware) gcc 3.4.5 # uname -a Linux gentoo 2.6.16-gentoo-r6 #10 Fri Jun 2 11:28:41 CST 2006 i686 Pentium III (Coppermine) GNU/Linux emerge --info: ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O3 -march=pentium3 -mfpmath=sse -mmmx -msse -fforce-addr -momit-leaf-frame-pointer -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -funroll-all-loops -ftracer -funit-at-a-time -fpeel-loops -funswitch-loops" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,--sort-common -s" grub.conf: timeout 3 default saved fallback 0 title GNU/Linux root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hda2 savedefault title GNU/Linux root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hda2 savedefault fallback grub installtion: GNU GRUB version 0.96 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory) [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible completions of a device/filename. ] grub> find /boot/grub/default (hd0,1) grub> root (hd0, Possible partitions are: Partition num: 0, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x2d Partition num: 1, Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83 Partition num: 4, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x82 Partition num: 5, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x2d Partition num: 6, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x2d Partition num: 7, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x2d Partition num: 8, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x2d grub> root (hd0,1) Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83 grub> setup (hd0) Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 16 sectors are embedded. succeeded Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+16 p (hd0,1)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"... succeeded Done. grub> quit (the Filesystem type unknown is because i'm not using 2 linux/swap partitions not the whole disk for vmware. # cat /boot/grub/default 1 # # # # # # # # # # # WARNING: If you want to edit this file directly, do not remove any line # from this file, including this warning. Using `grub-set-default\' is # strongly recommended. reboot the grub always default to 0 (first) item, and gives an error: Booting command-list root (hd0,1) Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83 kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hda2 [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1400, size=0x196421] savedefault Error 1: Filename must be either an absolute pathname or blocklist Press any key to continue... c to grub> find /boot/grub/default (hd0,1) grub> no problem with 0.97-r2
changed to "blocker" the savedefault/fallback is really for making robust sys-boot, why just block there with "Press any key to continue" ? is it possible to have grub ignore error/unknown commands if and only if when it's selected automaticly (by count down) ? it may be a feature request to have something like adding a new command "ignoreerrors".
Works just fine here, you are doing something wrong. And I'm really curious how do you know which one it actually boots, having two identical items is just about completely useless for diagnosing anything.
i did have problem with 1 of remote servers, while the other 2 looks fine. have to get ppl to modify the menu and boot it up. and yes, having two identical items is useless, but that's only for my local testing. > And I'm really curious how do you know which one it actually boots so.. i can always see which menu it selected automatically. i've also try different testing with "savedefault" too, as in grub manual (info grub) what cflags/ldflags would u suggest? i could try to recompile if you need. > Works just fine here, you are doing something wrong i hope so, but when i: 1. emerge grub 0.97, it just works. (with or without setup again) 2. emerge grub 0.96, fail again. (with or without setup again) i can reproduce it by doing 1 2 1 2 ...
(In reply to comment #3) > what cflags/ldflags would u suggest? i could try to recompile if you need. Your ricer flags are irrelevant, grub ignores them all unless you did set USE="custom-cflags". If you did, just close this bug as INVALID, it's completely unsupported. > > Works just fine here, you are doing something wrong > i hope so, but when i: > 1. emerge grub 0.97, it just works. (with or without setup again) > 2. emerge grub 0.96, fail again. (with or without setup again) > i can reproduce it by doing 1 2 1 2 ... All I'm saying is that booting two identical kernel is a bad way to test grub-set-default feature. Does the number in /boot/grub/default change back to 0 after reboot? If it does, then grub-set-default works as expected. Does this fix the error you get? title GNU/Linux root (hd0,1) kernel (hd0,1)/vmlinuz-2.6.16-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hda2 savedefault
> Your ricer flags are irrelevant, grub ignores them all unless you did set > USE="custom-cflags". If you did, just close this bug as INVALID, it's > completely unsupported. thanks for this tips. i have no custom-cflags in USE flags. sorry for missing the USE flags: USE="-X -ia64 -ppc -mips -java -doc -ipv6 -opengl -motif -gtk -gtk2 -perl -glx -xv -gpm -sdl -alsa -apm -arts -avi -cups -eds -emboss -encode -fortran -gnome -spell -apache2 jikes withsamplescripts truetype bzip2 fam sdk toolbar fastcgi cgi sqlite silvercity enscript server nptl nptlonly cairo readline multislot unicode utf-8 utf8 python python2.4 xml2 sed zh_CN cjk acc bitmap-fonts extensions threads idn mmxext mp mmx sse mtrri bash-completion cscope termcap-compat" > All I'm saying is that booting two identical kernel is a bad way to test > grub-set-default feature. Does the number in /boot/grub/default change back to > 0 after reboot? If it does, then grub-set-default works as expected. nope, but i can even cat it under grub, it's 1 with some comments followed with kernel (hd0,1)/vmlinuz-2.6.16-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hda2 savedefault => Error 15 file not found with kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hda2 savedefault => Error 1: Filename must be either an absolute pathname or blocklist with kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/hda2 (without savedefault) => no problem i wish i can see what path/file that grub is looking for the "default"
i can confirm that this bug is fixed in grub 0.96-r3, inside grub-0.96-patches-1.0.tar.bz2 patch/100_all_grub-cvs-stage2-init.patch http://bugs.gentoo.org/83287 but -r3 is ~x86 unstable (contains other "fix") thanks for you time
