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This week's Hug Day will focus on ["Community/GrubHowto" Grub]! The goal of today's bug day will be to make a user's system boot without intervention and make many people's first impression of Ubuntu rock!

Here we have a sampling of bugs to work on for Hug Day. After you have triaged or fixed a bug put your name in the last column and set the row's background to green by adding lightgreen in the first cell of the column after "background-color:" and before ";". This will let people know that the bug in that row has been hugged.

5-a-day-ing

During hug days you can also do [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/5-A-Day 5-A-Day] for this one you can do the following in order to tag your work on the hug day:

  • 5-a-day --add-tag hugday-20080807
  • Add bugs to 5-a-day as usual
  • And when done with hug day run: 5-a-day --remove-tag hugday-20080807

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116 New Bugs for '''Grub'''

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Bug

Subject

Triager

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/3221 3221 ]

Successful suspension should rewrite grub like OpenSUSE

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/3339 3339 ]

Ubuntu grub should be deluxe and animated like OpenSUSE grub

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/21186 21186 ]

grub uses wrong bootparameters with sda after install

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/25517 25517 ]

grub menu not displayed

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/27513 27513 ]

grub error 22 when trying to boot to hde

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/27969 27969 ]

grub 0.97 doesn't work on several machines

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/29329 29329 ]

Not equivalent to root(hd), setup(hd)

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/36342 36342 ]

grub (installer too) doesn't work with apple usb-keyboard on a pc-system

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/38687 38687 ]

[dapper] Items of the menu are not highlighted

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/43665 43665 ]

grub doesnt countdown to defaultboot

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/43697 43697 ]

Given ext2 Image non bootable

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/44435 44435 ]

Fails to boot when /boot/grub/default is not found

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/47613 47613 ]

Fail to reboot the the correct image during the upgrade

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/48151 48151 ]

dapper upgrade, grub-install wrote to pcmcia storage, made laptop unbootable

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/53499 53499 ]

Dell Inspiron 1100 Grub VGA Settings

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/55955 55955 ]

Cd-Rom drives do not show up after dapper kernel update

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/55961 55961 ]

Ubuntu 6.06 Live prevents access to Compaq ProLiant Diagnostic Partition using F10 key

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/60177 60177 ]

grub does not detect usb keyboard

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/63970 63970 ]

text console garbled from boot up

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/67965 67965 ]

No 2.6.17-10-386 entry after Dapper -> Edgy upgrade

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/70085 70085 ]

No way to keep fall-back kernel option in menu.lst for RAID1

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/71627 71627 ]

installer crashed: GrubInstaller failed with code 1

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/73141 73141 ]

grub should support dmraid fakeraids

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/73864 73864 ]

[feisty] scary message on upgrade

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/75063 75063 ]

Text Ver - Download Failed - "Cancel" does not exit

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/75166 75166 ]

InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/75826 75826 ]

grub - kernel boot parameters

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/79268 79268 ]

Grub fails to boot

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/79578 79578 ]

Regression: grub - Error 18 when using savedefault (feisty/edgy)

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/85544 85544 ]

No Framebuffer Settings for 1680x1050 at boot Dapper/Edgy

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/86080 86080 ]

New install results in grub error 18

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/87505 87505 ]

GRUB auto-install doesn't stop to ask questions when it should

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/87802 87802 ]

update-grub creates false entry for last xen kernel

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/88651 88651 ]

GRUB menu.lst generator failes on Software RAID1

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/89777 89777 ]

grub fails to load on macintel mini

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/95399 95399 ]

[feisty]GRUB on boot with no highlighted option

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/99057 99057 ]

"starting up" is a tautology and sounds i bit silly. "Starting" is enough and sounds more correct.

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/99981 99981 ]

Grub freezes on boot with just "Grub" text

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/102209 102209 ]

Dell E1705 wont start correctly

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/102528 102528 ]

device.map wont change after upgrade to feisty collapsing grub options

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/107114 107114 ]

Autoboot message not completely cleared If timeout is >= 10000

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/109186 109186 ]

kubuntu 7.04 on Lifebook e8110 - grub problems

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/109672 109672 ]

Windows 2000 hangs on start when grub is used

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/109702 109702 ]

Grub goes awry after web upgrade to Fiesty Fawn

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/111117 111117 ]

ubuntu 7.04 does't boot without boot cd in device

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/112239 112239 ]

Feisty Desktop Installer writes GRUB to wrong MBR with hardware RAID setup

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/115183 115183 ]

Ubuntu server installer tries to install grub on RAID 0

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/115432 115432 ]

grub order detection does not work when boot drive is usb

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/117288 117288 ]

Proposal: grub should select last booted entry

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/118353 118353 ]

Grub installation on LVM (new installation, kernel update) fails after lvrename

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/120488 120488 ]

Error 22 post instalation reboot while USB flash drive was plugged in, grub didn't load

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/123542 123542 ]

grub menu frozen by num lock key

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/125507 125507 ]

Computer reboots after selecting Vista in Grub

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/128668 128668 ]

Executing 'grub-install (hd0)' failed (due to divergency of partition type and filesystem type)

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/130280 130280 ]

"grub stage1.5 error 17" after restart

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/133410 133410 ]

Grub crashes when I am manipulating partitions in Windows and then reboot to Linux

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/134438 134438 ]

GRUB Bootloader fails to load/work in tribe5

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/134776 134776 ]

[Ubuntu 7.04]Executing update-grub failed This is a fatal error

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/138233 138233 ]

After install cant restart GRUB Error 21

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/141039 141039 ]

error 17 on boot BUT swap stills works

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/146278 146278 ]

Grub-install crashed at hdb5

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/147587 147587 ]

grub menu.lst update in gutsy make lvm unbootable

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/154482 154482 ]

grub-disk not upgradable due to missing dependency

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/157097 157097 ]

booting with grub ist much slower after suspend or "hard" shutdown

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/158442 158442 ]

Kernel update to 2.6.20-16, won't boot now (grub)

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/159346 159346 ]

Cannot Install Ubuntu and Edubuntu together

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/159455 159455 ]

Ubuntu GG,FF install freeze in 94% grub

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/162562 162562 ]

Ubuntu 7.10 installer install grub to (hd0) regardless of chosen disk for OS installation

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/176249 176249 ]

Grub ignores device.map when booting

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/176448 176448 ]

System with 3ware 9650SX raid cant book from PATA drive

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/177388 177388 ]

Both Ubuntu & Kubuntu 7.10 Live CD installations fail at "install grub"

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/179976 179976 ]

grub stays in stage 1.5 after installation

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/183097 183097 ]

grub hangs on 7.10

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/183202 183202 ]

grub fails to install on dell optiplex 320

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/185341 185341 ]

latest GRUB hangs on "Grub loading, please wait..." on both 32 and 64 bit boxes [Gutsy]

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/189901 189901 ]

Ubuntu 7.10 fails to boot when using GRUB's automatically chosen boot menu item

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/191169 191169 ]

grub reebot loop

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/191738 191738 ]

putting Windows in second does not work after an update

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/193098 193098 ]

grub using wrong menu.lst after gutsy upgrade?

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/194582 194582 ]

grub-reboot segfaults on read-only /boot partition

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/194730 194730 ]

GRUB's three seconds delay unnecessary if only Ubuntu is installed

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/194999 194999 ]

unable to install hardy twice

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/197951 197951 ]

GRUB needs priority update

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/199108 199108 ]

Boot up! DonĀ“t count down

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/205200 205200 ]

grub-install cannot install grub on sata devices

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/207001 207001 ]

Error 2: Bad file or directory type for other OS on same disk

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/208361 208361 ]

Grub gives error 17 when removable device is connected at boot

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/210058 210058 ]

installation hardy error in grub-install

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/212722 212722 ]

upgrade from dapper to hardy fails due to old grub

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/213369 213369 ]

'quiet' command is implemented but not documented

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/213710 213710 ]

Can't list partitions or files in GRUB

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/215953 215953 ]

grub takes too much time loading when i removed floppy from BIOS

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/215972 215972 ]

Grub writes a faulty menu.lst

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/217245 217245 ]

hardy- grub: when updating and rebooting, ubuntu entries duplicate

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/220047 220047 ]

grub find does not work

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/220526 220526 ]

grub doesnt work ("GRUB Read Error")

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/220543 220543 ]

Halt entry doesn't shutdown pc

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/220692 220692 ]

GRUB, 8.04: error in grub disc naming, resulting in boot failure

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/221509 221509 ]

8.04 Installation Grub Problems

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/223711 223711 ]

Grub is non-intuitive and ugly

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/224074 224074 ]

update from 7.10 to 8.04 doesn't update grub default correctly

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/224134 224134 ]

GRUB fails to install in Ubuntu 8.04

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/224740 224740 ]

update-grub fails during upgrade of the kernel

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/226076 226076 ]

grub distorts default selection during kernel upgrade

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/227062 227062 ]

[regression] Error 28: Selected item cannot fit into memory

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/237387 237387 ]

after last update can not boot into Windows

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/239674 239674 ]

ucf and update-grub semantics are incompatible

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/240544 240544 ]

Grub error after uprade

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/243783 243783 ]

update-grub fails to detect correct kernel_dir

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/248637 248637 ]

[Hardy, Intrepid Alpha 2+] MacBook Pro: boot sequence takes ages to begin

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/251221 251221 ]

error 2: bad file or directory type, 1 drive, server upgrade

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/251540 251540 ]

grub fails to update last good boot if initrd is absent

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/251683 251683 ]

Grub fails to mount partitions on Kubuntu amd64 and i386 Alpha3 install

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/252649 252649 ]

Support for chainloadable / or /boot partitions

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/253323 253323 ]

no grub installed when installing ubuntu 8.10 alpha3

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/253713 253713 ]

over 14,800 lines add to menu.lst

50 Confirmed Bugs for '''Grub'''

To mark it off the list you should:

  • Verify the bug is still not fixed
  • Request any needed info, Subscribe, Status to incomplete or

  • Mark as triaged and set priority (Must be a member of UbuntuBugControl

Bug

Subject

Triager

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/8058 8058 ]

grub-install hangs with xfs root/boot

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/8978 8978 ]

Grub - Error 21 returned

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/19546 19546 ]

Cannot add per-kernel options for ABI versions

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/21175 21175 ]

Grub removes Windows boot option when NTFS partition needs recovery

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/22917 22917 ]

Breezy [amd64] boot failure after either upgrade or install-grub says /dev/hde1 doens't exist

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/25795 25795 ]

Noticable hang when loading grub

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/26058 26058 ]

after boot into Windows XP, grub menu is not displayed and computer reboot

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/32333 32333 ]

kubuntu-grub-splashimages adds a splashimage config line to GRUB's menu.lst to the wrong place

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/36127 36127 ]

A particular version of grub in dapper left a "splashimage=" line that makes the cursor disappear in grub

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/43886 43886 ]

splashimage not displayed with hiddenmenu switch activated

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/46223 46223 ]

[DAPPER] update-grub doesn't work correctly with raid partitions

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/48451 48451 ]

Bootloader configuration

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/55400 55400 ]

Default OS (grub) changed by addition of backup entries

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/56245 56245 ]

undetected windows partion

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/56258 56258 ]

as there is an installer, we need an uninstaller

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/58894 58894 ]

grub is not installed to secondary RAID1 disk

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/61911 61911 ]

Kernel upgrades in edgy trash kernel boot options for system with root partition running on top of LVM

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/62195 62195 ]

edgy update-grub destroys kopt

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/63240 63240 ]

update-grub overrides /etc/default/grub

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/64180 64180 ]

Default kernel should be generic also on upgrades

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/64928 64928 ]

"GRUB Error 16: Inconsistent filesystem structure" with ReiserFS and "savedefault" option

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/74486 74486 ]

Wrong boot hdx,x in menu.lst

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/78552 78552 ]

/sbin/update-grub complains about being run instead of /usr/sbin/update-grub

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/80661 80661 ]

Error when installing grub

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/88071 88071 ]

misleading comments in the menu.1st file

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/89279 89279 ]

Feisty install does not boot from hard disk

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/92867 92867 ]

GRUB Loading stage1.5Read Error (maybe wrong LBA autodetect)

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/94642 94642 ]

only supports 8 IDE disks

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/95034 95034 ]

[apport] grub crashed with SIGSEGV

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/97235 97235 ]

Grub misconfiguration in the installation of Ubuntu 7.04

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/103130 103130 ]

"Unknown partition table signature" during installation

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/103297 103297 ]

update-grub does not update 'default' option when the number of boot options changes

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/107798 107798 ]

IDE Drive is Listed as SATA with Feisty Live CD and install causes GRUB to be improperly configured (Error 15 on boot)

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/108576 108576 ]

I upgraded from 6.10 to 7.04 and the kernel did not upgrade

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/117212 117212 ]

[apport] grub crashed with SIGSEGV in fclose()

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/120090 120090 ]

please suppress boot time messages

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/131389 131389 ]

grub should "silently succeed"

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/137136 137136 ]

no way to configure update-grub not to set 'quiet' option in menu.lst non-recovery stanzas

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/149154 149154 ]

Auto-add existing partitions to grub menu.lst

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/152645 152645 ]

Pendrive is set as hd0, causing installation problems

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/154490 154490 ]

Vista crashes Linux filesystem when hibernating

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/156476 156476 ]

partition numbering changed after installing 7.10 gutsy

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/159920 159920 ]

Microsoft Laser Desktop 5000 USB keyboard not usable during grub boot selection

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/186623 186623 ]

Cannot set lock option in menu.lst without being overriden by update-grub

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/193439 193439 ]

update-grub fails when default is "saved"

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/194421 194421 ]

boot menu should wrap

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/202009 202009 ]

update-grub not updating menu.lst

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/214796 214796 ]

Accessibilty improvement

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/220336 220336 ]

grub failing load stage 2 when serial console --stop=[1|2]

[https://launchpad.net/bugs/248843 248843 ]

/boot/grub/menu.lst permissions should be 0660 or less

Progress

New

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Confirmed

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More Bugs

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