Ubuntu
grub2 package

grub2/linux_cmdline description rather terse

Bug #299940 reported by Shirish Agarwal
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
grub2 (Ubuntu)
Expired
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: grub2

When a user installs grub-pc it is shown a screen where he doesn't know what he needs to fill in.
It also is documented poorly as seen in the screen.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: grub-pc 1.96+20080724-12ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_IN
SourcePackage: grub2
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686

Tags: apport-bug
Revision history for this message
Shirish Agarwal (shirishag75) wrote :
Dimitrios Symeonidis (azimout)
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Colin Watson (cjwatson)
summary: - while configuring grub-pc need to have more documentation
+ grub2/linux_cmdline description rather terse
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
Revision history for this message
Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

Personally, I don't see the problem. "modify it if necessary" to me also implies "you don't need to fiddle with it unless you know what you are doing".

Revision history for this message
Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson) wrote :

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for grub2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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