The xen postinst script is using the update-grub command, which runs grub-mkconfig. Running grub-mkconfig produced this output: root@corona:~# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub' Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/init-select.cfg' Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/xen.cfg' Including Xen overrides from /etc/default/grub.d/xen.cfg WARNING: GRUB_DEFAULT changed to boot into Xen by default! Edit /etc/default/grub.d/xen.cfg to avoid this warning. Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_4k3sjn Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_4k3sjn Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-45-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_4k3sjn Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-45-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_4k3sjn Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_4k3sjn Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_4k3sjn Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_7ur3n5 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_7ur3n5 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-45-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_7ur3n5 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-45-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_7ur3n5 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_7ur3n5 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_7ur3n5 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-45-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-45-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_l6bt3l Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_3qeu07 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_3qeu07 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_3qeu07 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_3qeu07 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_3qeu07 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_3qeu07 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_bxegdn Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_bxegdn Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_bxegdn Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_bxegdn Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_bxegdn Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_bxegdn Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_61mm5b Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_61mm5b Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_61mm5b Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_61mm5b Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_61mm5b Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_61mm5b Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_uha13z Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_uha13z Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_uha13z Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_uha13z Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_uha13z Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_uha13z Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_unje59 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_unje59 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_unje59 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_unje59 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_unje59 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_unje59 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_hcto93 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_hcto93 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_hcto93 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_hcto93 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_hcto93 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_hcto93 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_tft21p Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_tft21p Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_tft21p Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_tft21p Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_tft21p Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_tft21p Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-47-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_737ehb Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_lqpbmi Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_lqpbmi Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_lqpbmi Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_lqpbmi Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_lqpbmi Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_lqpbmi Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_ont8y3 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_ont8y3 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_ont8y3 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_ont8y3 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_ont8y3 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_ont8y3 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_w0lwby Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_gqzw31 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_gqzw31 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_gqzw31 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_gqzw31 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_gqzw31 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_gqzw31 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_260vd0 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_260vd0 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_260vd0 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_260vd0 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_260vd0 Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_260vd0 Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_mdizzd Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_mdizzd Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_mdizzd Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_mdizzd Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_mdizzd Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_mdizzd Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1fhar Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1fhar Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1fhar Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1fhar Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1fhar Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1fhar Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_xl9cyz Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_xl9cyz Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_xl9cyz Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_xl9cyz Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_xl9cyz Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_xl9cyz Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_qail9a Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_qail9a Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_qail9a Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_qail9a Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_qail9a Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_qail9a Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1dg8m Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1dg8m Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1dg8m Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1dg8m Found linux image: vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1dg8m Found initrd image: initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic in rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@autozsys_c1dg8m Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-52-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-51-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-51-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-42-generic Found memtest86+ image: /BOOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@/memtest86+.elf Found memtest86+ image: /BOOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@/memtest86+.bin device-mapper: reload ioctl on osprober-linux-sda7 failed: Device or resource busy Command failed. done The result in /boot/grub/grub.cfg include lines like this: "module2 /BOOT/ubuntu_69vvbr@/vmlinuz-5.4.0-52-generic placeholder root=ZFS=/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr ro quiet splash" The "root=ZFS=/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr" should be "root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/ubuntu_69vvbr"