Comment 0 for bug 788298

Binary package hint: grub-pc

This is related to the following bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+source/grub2/+bug/497326

Opening a new bug since the aforementioned bug is related to Karmic. Although it was marked as "fixed" over 16 months ago, this feature still appears to be broken in Lucid LTS.

Ubuntu Release: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Architecture: x86_64
Package Version: 1.98-1ubuntu10

Steps taken:
- Edited /etc/boot/default and changed "GRUB_DEFAULT=0" to "GRUB_DEFAULT=saved"
- Used grub-reboot so that grub would reboot into Windows on the next boot only
- Rebooted from Ubuntu
- Windows booted as expected
- Rebooted from Windows

Expected Results:
- After rebooting from Windows, my grub default selection should be back to Ubuntu (or whatever it was before issuing grub-reboot) since grub-reboot is supposed to "set the default boot entry for GRUB, for the next boot only" as per the man page.

Actual Results:
- Windows remains selected by default at the bootloader screen and boots. Note that this prevents users from being able to reboot into Windows and back when they are accessing their machines remotely.

Additional Information:
- The system I am experiencing this on is set up as follows:
- Ubuntu is installed on a Linux mdadm raid 1 mirror (/dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1)
- Windows is installed on an Intel Raid 1 mirror (what would have been /dev/sdc and /dev/sdd are now /dev/mapper/isw_febcbhicb_Windows)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: grub-pc 1.98-1ubuntu10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-31.61-generic 2.6.32.32+drm33.14
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 60d09ed5715e10eba06ad43865289d68
CheckboxSystem: f134069bba098730d27f59b402920826
Date: Wed May 25 15:08:12 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub2