Re: Grub breaks at auto-kernel update with spalshscreen

[Jason Thomas]

the first splashimage entry is one that you must have added.  The second
one added after an update-grub is auto generated because it found a
splash image.

Just remove the first.

On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 11:30:54AM +0800, Uwe Dippel wrote:
> Sorry, guys, for a new subject on a topic mentioned twice before:
> I had reported about a messed up display; no grub menu showing; etc 
> about a year ago.
> 
> Now I have the culprit: It is the kernel updater of grub; but eventually 
> only on Debian ? And only when you use a splashscreen ?
> Here is the proof:
> 
> This is menu.lst after fresh install; with some changes:
> add Debian splash screen; add OpenBSD.
> I have *not* touched the 'inner part' for autoupdates !
> 
> 
> # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
> #            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
> #            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
> #            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
> 
> ## default num
> # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 
> 0, and
> # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
> #
> # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default 
> entry
> # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
> default         0
> 
> ## timeout sec
> # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the 
> default entry
> # (normally the first entry defined).
> timeout         5
> 
> # Pretty colours
> #color cyan/blue white/blue
> # commented, because we have a SPLASH screen:
> splashimage=(hd0,5)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> 
> ## password ['--md5'] passwd
> # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive 
> editing
> # control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
> # command 'lock'
> # e.g. password topsecret
> #      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
> # password topsecret
> 
> #
> # examples
> #
> # title         Windows 95/98/NT/2000
> # root          (hd0,0)
> # makeactive
> # chainloader   +1
> #
> # title         Linux
> # root          (hd0,1)
> # kernel        /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
> #
> 
> #
> # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL 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 specifiv 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=root=/dev/hda7 ro
> 
> ## default grub root device
> ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
> # groot=(hd0,5)
> 
> ## 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
> 
> ## altoption boot targets option
> ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
> ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
> ##      altoptions=(recovery mode) 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
> 
> ## ## End Default Options ##
> 
> title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-386
> root            (hd0,5)
> kernel          /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-386 root=/dev/hda7 ro
> initrd          /initrd.img-2.6.8-2-386
> savedefault
> boot
> 
> title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-386 (recovery mode)
> root            (hd0,5)
> kernel          /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-386 root=/dev/hda7 ro single
> initrd          /initrd.img-2.6.8-2-386
> savedefault
> boot
> 
> ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
> 
> # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
> # ones.
> 
> title
> root
> 
> title           Other Operating Systems:
> root
> 
> 
> # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
> # on /dev/hda2
> title           Windozeexpee
> root            (hd0,1)
> savedefault
> makeactive
> chainloader     +1
> 
> # This entry added by Uwe for a manual install of OpenBSD
> 
> title           OpenBSD 3.7
> root            (hd0,2)
> makeactive
> chainloader     +1
> 
> #
> # done - UD
> 
> 
> 
> When I added the 686-kernel, the menu.lst looked identical, except the 
> auto-updater had added the following:
> 
> @@ -93,6 +93,22 @@
> 
>  ## ## End Default Options ##
> 
> +splashimage=(hd0,5)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> +
> +title          Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-686
> +root           (hd0,5)
> +kernel         /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro
> +initrd         /initrd.img-2.6.8-2-686
> +savedefault
> +boot
> +
> +title          Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-686 (recovery mode)
> +root           (hd0,5)
> +kernel         /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro single
> +initrd         /initrd.img-2.6.8-2-686
> +savedefault
> +boot
> +
>  title          Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-386
>  root           (hd0,5)
>  kernel         /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-386 root=/dev/hda7 ro
> 
> 
> From high up, it had taken the splashimage and added it here once again!
> 
> It only required me using vi and remove that second splashimage and 
> everything was fine.
> 
> Question: does this happen on Debian only, or is it a general problem ??
> I am running grub_0.95+cvs20040624-17_i386.deb
> 
> 
> Uwe
>