upgrade to 12.04 failed to properly update grub

[keepitsimpleengr]

After updating to Xubuntu 12.04, grub was not properly updated resulting in 12.04 opening in a deprecated kernel.

Runnning update-grub and rebooting was an effective work-around.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jun 15 05:52:38 2012
GsettingsChanges:
 com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
 com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1339762642
 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 738
 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 600
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-15 (0 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From VarLogDistUpgradeApttermlog:

run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.0.0-21-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-21-generic^M
Generating grub.cfg ...^M
Found background: /usr/share/images/grub/Apollo_17_The_Last_Moon_Shot_Edit1.tga^M
Found background image: /usr/share/images/grub/Apollo_17_The_Last_Moon_Shot_Edit1.tga^M
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-25-generic^M
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-25-generic^M
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-15-generic^M
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-15-generic^M
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin^M
Found Windows NT/2000/XP (loader) on /dev/sda1^M
Found Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS (10.04) on /dev/sdb1^M
Found Windows Vista (loader) on /dev/sdc1^M
done^M
The link /vmlinuz.old is a damaged link^M
Removing symbolic link vmlinuz.old ^M
 you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]^M
The link /initrd.img.old is a damaged link^M
Removing symbolic link initrd.img.old ^M
 you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]^M