Ubuntu
grub2 package

grub2 does not respect root=LABEL when updating from grub legacy

Bug #510824 reported by Rolf Leggewie
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
grub2 (Ubuntu)
Expired
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: grub2

grub2 will insist on using UUID for specifying partitions even when the user has opted for using LABEL instead. As such, the new grub.cfg is not a correct representation of what was in menu.lst.

Tags: regression
Revision history for this message
Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

and grub will horribly break when that disk is moved to another computer

Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)
tags: added: regression
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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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: Confirmed → Incomplete
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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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