Grub Customizer

Grub-Customizer error

Bug #1561813 reported by Sastry Sishtla on 2016-03-25

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Grub Customizer	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Failed saving grub configuration!
Please take a look at the command line output below. If you think this is a bug of Grub Customizer, please create one at https://launchpad.net/grub-customizer! Generally Grub Customizer should prevent errors like this.

failed running 'grub-mkconfig -o "/boot/grub/grub.cfg"' output:
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-34-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-34-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-25-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-23-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-23-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-22-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-42-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-42-generic
Found Windows 10 (loader) on /dev/sda1
Found Windows NT/2000/XP on /dev/sdc1
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-34-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-34-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-25-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-23-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-23-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-22-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-42-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-42-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Windows 10 (loader) on /dev/sda1
Found Windows NT/2000/XP on /dev/sdc1
error: syntax error.
error: Incorrect command.
error: syntax error.
error: Incorrect command.
error: syntax error.
Syntax error at line 568
Syntax errors are detected in generated GRUB config file.
Ensure that there are no errors in /etc/default/grub
and /etc/grub.d/* files or please file a bug report with
/boot/grub/grub.cfg.new file attached.
done

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Sastry Sishtla (sastrysvs) wrote on 2016-03-25:

grub configuration was updated along the system software update. From then I was unable to configure grub- to start my windows 10 as default OS

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Sastry Sishtla (sastrysvs) wrote on 2016-03-25:

error screen shot Edit (1.4 MiB, image/png)

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Daniel Richter (danielrichter2007) wrote on 2016-03-25:

I need your /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new

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Sastry Sishtla (sastrysvs) wrote on 2016-03-30: RE: [Bug 1561813] Re: Grub-Customizer error

grub.cfg.new Edit (26.4 KiB, application/octet-stream)

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Thank you for your response and sorry for the delay in responding due to email landing in 'junk' folder.
Please find attached here with grub.cfg.new.

Thanks and regards
S Sishtla

> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:06:56 +0000
> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 1561813] Re: Grub-Customizer error
>
> I need your /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1561813
>
> Title:
> Grub-Customizer error
>
> Status in Grub Customizer:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Failed saving grub configuration!
> Please take a look at the command line output below. If you think this is a bug of Grub Customizer, please create one at https://launchpad.net/grub-customizer! Generally Grub Customizer should prevent errors like this.
>
> failed running 'grub-mkconfig -o "/boot/grub/grub.cfg"' output:
> Generating grub configuration file ...
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-34-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-34-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-25-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-23-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-23-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-22-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-22-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-42-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-42-generic
> Found Windows 10 (loader) on /dev/sda1
> Found Windows NT/2000/XP on /dev/sdc1
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-34-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-34-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-25-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-23-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-23-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-22-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-22-generic
> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-42-generic
> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-42-generic
> Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
> Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
> Found Windows 10 (loader) on /dev/sda1
> Found Windows NT/2000/XP on /dev/sdc1
> error: syntax error.
> error: Incorrect command.
> error: syntax error.
> error: Incorrect command.
> error: syntax error.
> Syntax error at line 568
> Syntax errors are detected in generated GRUB config file.
> Ensure that there are no errors in /etc/default/grub
> and /etc/grub.d/* files or please file a bug report with
> /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new f...

Thank you for your response and sorry for the delay in responding due to email landing in 'junk' folder.
Please find attached here with grub.cfg.new.

Thanks and regards
S Sishtla

> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:06:56 +0000
> From: danielrichter2007@web.de
> To: sastrysvs@hotmail.com
> Subject: [Bug 1561813] Re: Grub-Customizer error
> 
> I need your /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new
> 
> -- 
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1561813
> 
> Title:
>   Grub-Customizer error
> 
> Status in Grub Customizer:
>   New
> 
> Bug description:
>   Failed saving grub configuration!
>   Please take a look at the command line output below. If you think this is a bug of Grub Customizer, please create one at https://launchpad.net/grub-customizer! Generally Grub Customizer should prevent errors like this.
> 
>   failed running 'grub-mkconfig -o "/boot/grub/grub.cfg"' output:
>   Generating grub configuration file ...
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-34-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-34-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-25-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-23-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-23-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-22-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-22-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-42-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-42-generic
>   Found Windows 10 (loader) on /dev/sda1
>   Found Windows NT/2000/XP on /dev/sdc1
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-34-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-34-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-30-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-30-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-27-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-27-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-25-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-25-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-23-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-23-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-22-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-22-generic
>   Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-42-generic
>   Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-42-generic
>   Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
>   Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
>   Found Windows 10 (loader) on /dev/sda1
>   Found Windows NT/2000/XP on /dev/sdc1
>   error: syntax error.
>   error: Incorrect command.
>   error: syntax error.
>   error: Incorrect command.
>   error: syntax error.
>   Syntax error at line 568
>   Syntax errors are detected in generated GRUB config file.
>   Ensure that there are no errors in /etc/default/grub
>   and /etc/grub.d/* files or please file a bug report with
>   /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new file attached.
>   done
> 
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Daniel Richter (danielrichter2007) wrote on 2016-03-31:

You have script code inside of your submenu "Advanced options for Ubuntu". This is not valid syntax for grub. It's issued by a bad behavior of grub customizer - it shouldn't move script code into submenus.

You can fix it this way:
- show placeholders (View -> show placeholders)
- select the entry named "(script code)" inside of the submenu
- move it out of the submenu

When you save the configuration, you shouldn't get the error message anymore.

Changed in grub-customizer:
status:	New → Confirmed

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