Updating from grub -> grub-pc does not properly write out a transition menu.lst
Bug #354176 reported by
Mario Limonciello
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #376879: grub2 installer modifies grub 0.97 menu.lst incorrectly and fails to chainload grub2.
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: grub2
Version: 1.96+20080724-
When installing grub-pc, the postinst goes and rewrites out your /boot/grub/menu.lst in preparation for chainloading into grub2. Unfortunately, this doesn't do the trick properly because the menu.lst doesn't boot into grub2 or back into the OS properly since it doesn't account for UUIDs as it should.
The attached patch should allow the menu.lst to be properly written out. Unfortunately, it does not account for the case where someone may have defined a grub root device.
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I confirm this behaviour.
I think this should be fixed quick because grub2 is necessary for booting from an ext4 partition.