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Still no automatic start od default kernel in grub at my place...

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#1

I still do not have automatic start of default (chosen by GRUB_DEFAULT=0 in /etc/default/grub) even though I have cleared everything I could think of (grubenv and similar...) and Grub is installed on /dev/sda as it is supposed to... Any ideas?

                  Boot Info Script 0.61      [1 April 2012]


============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================

 => Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 1 of 
    the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks 
    for (,msdos1)/boot/grub on this drive.

sda1: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ext4
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info: 
    Operating System:  Ubuntu quantal (development 
                       branch)
    Boot files:        /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img

sda2: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       Extended Partition
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info: 

sda5: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       swap
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info: 

============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________

Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System

/dev/sda1    *          2,048   482,107,391   482,105,344  83 Linux
/dev/sda2         482,109,438   488,396,799     6,287,362   5 Extended
/dev/sda5         482,109,440   488,396,799     6,287,360  82 Linux swap / Solaris


"blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________

Device           UUID                                   TYPE       LABEL

/dev/sda1        ...   ext4       
/dev/sda5        ...   swap       

================================ Mount points: =================================

Device           Mount_Point              Type       Options

/dev/sda1        /                        ext4       (rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered,nouser_xattr)


=========================== sda1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  set have_grubenv=true
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}

function recordfail {
  set recordfail=1
  if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}

function load_video {
  insmod vbe
  insmod vga
  insmod video_bochs
  insmod video_cirrus
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ...
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=auto
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod part_msdos
  insmod ext2
  set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ...
  set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
  set lang=en_US
  insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
#  set timeout=-1
  set timeout=2

else
  set timeout=2
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
if background_color 44,0,30; then
  clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
	set gfxpayload="$1"
	if [ "$1" = "keep" ]; then
		set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
	else
		set vt_handoff=
	fi
}
if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ]; then
  if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
    if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
      if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
        set linux_gfx_mode=keep
      else
        set linux_gfx_mode=text
      fi
    else
      set linux_gfx_mode=text
    fi
  else
    set linux_gfx_mode=keep
  fi
else
  set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.4.0-999-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ...
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-999-generic root=UUID=... ro   nohz=off text ipv6.disable=1
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.4.0-999-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.4.0-999-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
	echo	'Loading Linux 3.4.0-999-generic ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-999-generic root=UUID=... ro recovery nomodeset 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.4.0-999-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.4.0-1-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ...
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-1-generic root=UUID=... ro   nohz=off text ipv6.disable=1
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.4.0-1-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.4.0-1-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ...
	echo	'Loading Linux 3.4.0-1-generic ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-1-generic root=UUID=... ro recovery nomodeset 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.4.0-1-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.3.0-5.dmz.1-liquorix-amd64' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ...
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-5.dmz.1-liquorix-amd64 root=UUID=... ro   nohz=off text ipv6.disable=1
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.3.0-5.dmz.1-liquorix-amd64
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.3.0-5.dmz.1-liquorix-amd64 (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ...
	echo	'Loading Linux 3.3.0-5.dmz.1-liquorix-amd64 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-5.dmz.1-liquorix-amd64 root=UUID=... ro recovery nomodeset 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.3.0-5.dmz.1-liquorix-amd64
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ...
	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ...
	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=============================== sda1/etc/fstab: ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=... /               ext4    errors=remount-ro,data=ordered,noatime,nodiratime,nouser_xattr 0       1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=... none            swap    sw              0       0
# zika tmpfs tweak
#tmpfs        /tmp           tmpfs    defaults,noatime    0    0
#tmpfs        /var/run       tmpfs    defaults,noatime    0    0
#tmpfs        /var/lock      tmpfs    defaults,noatime    0    0
#tmpfs        /var/log       tmpfs    defaults,noatime    0    0
#tmpfs        /var/run       tmpfs    defaults,noatime    0    0
#tmpfs        /var/mail      tmpfs    defaults,noatime    0    0
#tmpfs        /var/spool     tmpfs    defaults,noatime    0    0
#tmpfs        /var/tmp       tmpfs    defaults,noatime    0    0
#tmpfs        /var/cache     tmpfs    defaults,noatime    0    0

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

           GiB - GB             File                                 Fragment(s)

               =                boot/grub/core.img                             1
               =                boot/grub/grub.cfg                             1
               =                boot/initrd.img-3.3.0-5.dmz.1-liquorix-amd64   1
               =                boot/initrd.img-3.4.0-1-generic                2
               =                boot/initrd.img-3.4.0-999-generic              1
               =                boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-5.dmz.1-liquorix-amd64      1
               =                boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-1-generic                   2
               =                boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-999-generic                 2
               =                initrd.img                                     1
               =                initrd.img.old                                 1
               =                vmlinuz                                        2
               =                vmlinuz.old                                    1

========= Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive: =========

sdb sdc sdd sde 

=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================

xz: (stdin): Compressed data is corrupt
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  list=`echo $list | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -vx $linux | tr '\n' ' '`

[COLOR="Red"]#[/COLOR]  if [ "$list" ] && ! $in_submenu; then
[COLOR="Red"]#[/COLOR]    echo "submenu \"Previous Linux versions\" {"
[COLOR="Red"]#[/COLOR]    in_submenu=:
[COLOR="Red"]#[/COLOR]  fi
done

if $in_submenu; then
  echo "}"
fi
#2

can you boot by selecting the entry and hitting return ? if not the drive that ubiquity called sda may not be sda in your bios , one of my favorite bugs , ubiquity dosen't even call the same drive sdX on 2 consecutive boots of the live cd .

#3

ronacc said: can you boot by selecting the entry and hitting return ? if not the drive that ubiquity called sda may not be sda in your bios , one of my favorite bugs , ubiquity dosen't even call the same drive sdX on 2 consecutive boots of the live cd .

There is no problem with boot. Knock on wood... Just no automatic boot and no countdown at grub boot window... As it triggers grubenv as there was a bad previous boot (which there was not)...

#4

hmm I just did a fresh install from the amd64 desktop iso and its booting ok , check /etc/fstab and see if anything looks wonky there on your sda .

#5

ronacc said: hmm I just did a fresh install from the amd64 desktop iso and its booting ok , check /etc/fstab and see if anything looks wonky there on your sda .Fstab is given in my first post. Nothing „wonky“ for my taste&knowledge...

#6

I would just purge and reload grub from the desktop you will probably be set.

sudo apt-get purge grub-pc grub-common

then

sudo apt-get install grub-pc grub-common

When asked where grub goes just choose sda and use the space key to tick it.

then run

sudo update-grub
#7

wilee-nilee said: I would just purge and reload grub from the desktop you will probably be set.

sudo apt-get purge grub-pc grub-common
sudo apt-get install grub-pc grub-common

then run

sudo update-grub

There is a thread about this in previous testing PP Forum... I (really) tried everything that could pop up as an idea...

#8

It seems (we will see after several boot cycles) that I've found the culprit: during some testings with net I've made a script to umount nfs and ... It worked but it seems that it interfered with grubenv... I'll investigate more once I get time... I'm glad I did not revert to trying a bigger hammer... :)

Update&#8321;: Script was not guilty. Still searching... :)

Update&#8322;: If I put &#8222;nomodeset&#8220; in kernel line it works! I put &#8222;radeon.modeset=1&#8220; with that and I have both worlds OK... ;) Total serendipity...

If this works in the morning I'll mark thread as &#8222;solved&#8220;...

#9

glad you found it , I sometimes have to remove " quite splash " from the boot line to get it to go all the way to DT .

#10

ronacc said: glad you found it , I sometimes have to remove " quite splash " from the boot line to get it to go all the way to DT .No that is/was not remedy. Twilight Zone is/was that a remedy is to turn Floppy Controller on in BIOS??? ... ;)