Grub Installs To Wrong Root Path

[nullack]

Binary package hint: grub-installer

Using Intrepid Alpha 1 alternate x64, the menu.lst is created with the value of:

root (hd1,2)

It required manual intervention on boot and them a fix using:

gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

root (hd0,2)

A minor issue for an experienced user to resolve, but certainly a significant problem for new users. As well, it is a annoyance down the track as I have found that as kernel updates are applied, apt will prompt to overwrite my fixed menu.lst with its own and I have to change it all back again afterwards. Yes, this issue has existed for me in the past with Hardy.

[Magnes (magnesus2)]

I have the same problem with Hardy and Gutsy after every kernel update since I changed the hard drive on which Ubuntu is installed from slave to master.

[nullack (nullack)]

Sorry, I made an error in both archives. The first lzma is corrupted and the second tar I have attached is for a system where the install worked. Sorry for the confusion.

I no longer have a four HDD system so I am not able to produce logs showing the error. However, the bug certainly does occur. Unfortunately I do not have any hardware with which to replicate it and produce logs now.

[sojourner (itsmealso2)]

I installed intrepid A2 to a partition on one drive of my multi drive multi boot system . I used the alternate amd64 install cd . the installer was told NOT to install grub . I already had a working grub on HD0 and intended to add the necessary boot stanza to boot intrepid . the menu.list that the installer wrote into /boot/grub would have failed had I allowed grub to be installed by the installer , as written it pointed to root (hd0,0) with the correct uuid for the drive where intrepid actualy was (hd4,0) . I am attaching my installer logs .

[Daniel Moerner (dmoerner)]

This is confirmed. Grub NEVER works when using the boot.img.gz from the netboot directory with a flash drive--it always installs grub on the flash drive. To fix this requires:

1) edit groot in /boot/grub/menu.lst
2) reinstall grub on the right partition.
3) edit /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume to fix correct swap (otherwise usplash is broken).