Grub chooses to load the wrong kernel as default.
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grub2 (Ubuntu) |
Expired
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: grub
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
grub:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 0.97-29ubuntu60
Version table:
0.
500 http://
grub2:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1.98+20100804-
Version table:
1.
500 http://
What happened:
Using update manager, I updated to a newer kernel. Upon restart, GRUB chose the wrong kernel to boot from. Therefore causing Ubuntu to boot into tty with many errors. To solve this issue, I had to boot from an older kernel by pressing the 'Esc' key once I was back on the POST BIOS. Then I had to manually change the boot order by using startup manager.
What should have happened:
Upon using update manager that GRUB would select the correct kernel to boot from. (With no manual input from the user).
Regards
Simon
| Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote | #1 |
| affects: | grub (Ubuntu) → grub2 (Ubuntu) |
| Simon Bull (simon-d-bull) wrote | #2 |
| Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Expired |
Reassigning this to the grub2 package; since your bug report shows neither 'grub' nor 'grub2' binary packages installed, you presumably are using 'grub-pc' which is grub2.
What were the new and old kernel versions in question? You may want to attach your /boot/grub/grub.cfg file to the bug report.