[bug #28642] GRUB2 1.97.1 - Strange behavior after using configfile command

[Alexey Loukianov]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?28642>

                 Summary: GRUB2 1.97.1 - Strange behavior after using
configfile command
                 Project: GNU GRUB
            Submitted by: lexa2
            Submitted on: Sun 17 Jan 2010 08:40:40 AM GMT
                Category: Booting
                Severity: Major
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Software Error
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 
                 Release: other
         Reproducibility: Every Time
         Planned Release: None

    _______________________________________________________

Details:

I'm using grub2 1.97.1 built by myself on Fedora 8 box.

Strange grub2 behavior experienced after using configfile command with
following scenario:

1. Boot from media to grub2. On boot grub2 loads up grub.cfg by default.
2. Get into grub shell and use configfile command twice or more times (for
ex.):

sh:grub> configfile (hd0,5)/boot/grub/grub.cfg
sh:grub> configfile (hd0,5)/boot/grub/grub.cfg

3. Trying to use GRUB2 to chainload results in a strange errors:
sh:grub> set root=(hd0,1)
sh:grub> chainloader +1
error: no such disk
sh:grub> ls /
error: no such disk

Using chainloader (hd0,1)+1 works as expected.
Using configfile command only once gives correct behavior:

sh:grub> set root=(hd0,1)
sh:grub> chainloader +1
sh:grub> ls /
txtsetup.sif autorun.inf ...
sh:grub> boot

Confirmed to happen on several PCs, and also inside VirtualBOX.





    _______________________________________________________

Reply to this item at:

  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?28642>

_______________________________________________
  Message sent via/by Savannah
  http://savannah.gnu.org/