FS#35911 - [grub] Latest update removes the /boot/grub/menu.lst

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Øystein Schønning-Johansen (oysteijo) - Monday, 24 June 2013, 08:51 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Monday, 24 June 2013, 09:23 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

I just realized that the latest update of grub actually renames /boot/grub/menu.lst to menu.lst.pacsave.

I my case this led to that I was just shown the grub prompt at next reboot. Since I'm not experienced with grub, I had to boot from a rescue disk and copy the file back to the right filename.

Best regards,
Øystein
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Closed by  Allan McRae (Allan)
Monday, 24 June 2013, 09:23 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Monday, 24 June 2013, 09:19 GMT
Had you ever updated to grub2?
Comment by georg weichhart (georg_weichhart) - Monday, 24 June 2013, 09:20 GMT
It appears that the latest upgrade not only renames menu.lst but also updates grub:
[2013-06-24 09:55] [PACMAN] upgraded grub (0.97-21 -> 2.00-1)

This requires manual intervention: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Grub#Installation

After following the instructions my system is bootable again.

It surprises me that this automatically happens.
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Monday, 24 June 2013, 09:23 GMT
Yes... the 0.97 version of GRUB has been unsupported for almost a year. https://www.archlinux.org/news/grub-legacy-no-longer-supported/

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