begin quotation from Daniel Baumann (in <4ea7c0cc.80...@progress-technologies.net>): > On 10/26/2011 10:00 AM, Arne Wichmann wrote: > > I tried that, the outcome did not change. > > what filesystem does your /boot use? how does your > /etc/default/extlinux, /boot/extlinux/* and /boot/* look like? are you > using mbr or gpt?
/boot:
/dev/hda3 on / type ext3 (rw)
I do not use mbr or gpt at the moment.
Configuration is mostly as installed by dpkg, details follow...
(511) aw@anhrefn $ ls /boot
System.map-2.6.32 config-2.6.39 memtest86+.bin
System.map-2.6.38 config-3.0.0 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
System.map-2.6.39 debian-de.bmp memtest86.bin
System.map-3.0.0 debian.bmp onlyblue.bmp
any_b.b.preserved debianlilo.bmp sarge.bmp
any_d.b.preserved extlinux sid.bmp
boot-compat.b.preserved grub tuxlogo.bmp
boot.0300 initrd.img-2.6.32 vmlinuz-2.2.13
boot.0340 initrd.img-2.6.38 vmlinuz-2.2.18
boot.0800 initrd.img-2.6.39 vmlinuz-2.6.32
boot.0803 initrd.img-3.0.0 vmlinuz-2.6.38
boot.1600 inside.bmp vmlinuz-2.6.39
coffee.bmp map vmlinuz-3.0.0
config-2.6.32 mbr-hda.old
config-2.6.38 mbr-hda3.old
The contents of /boot feel too much to append - if you want more details than
this please ask again.
/etc/default/extlinux:
## /etc/default/extlinux - configuration file for extlinux-update(8)
EXTLINUX_UPDATE="true"
EXTLINUX_ALTERNATIVES="default recovery"
EXTLINUX_DEFAULT="l0"
EXTLINUX_ENTRIES="all"
EXTLINUX_MEMDISK="true"
EXTLINUX_MEMDISK_DIRECTORY="/boot"
EXTLINUX_MENU_LABEL="Debian GNU/Linux, kernel"
EXTLINUX_OS_PROBER="true"
EXTLINUX_PARAMETERS="ro quiet"
EXTLINUX_ROOT="root=/dev/hda3"
EXTLINUX_THEME="debian"
EXTLINUX_TIMEOUT="50"
/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf:
## /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf
##
## IMPORTANT WARNING
##
## The configuration of this file is generated automatically.
## Do not edit this file manually, use: extlinux-update
default l0
prompt 1
timeout 50
include themes/debian/theme.cfg
/boot/extlinux/memdisk.cfg is empty (only comments)
/boot/extlinux/{memdisk,ldlinux.sys} are binary files as installed
/boot/extlinux/themes is a directory (unchanged from dpkg)
/boot/extlinux/linux.cfg is appended
cu
AW
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it. Noone can free you but yourself. (crag, on Debian Planet)
Arne Wichmann (a...@linux.de)
## /boot/extlinux/linux.cfg
##
## IMPORTANT WARNING
##
## The configuration of this file is generated automatically.
## Do not edit this file manually, use: extlinux-update
label l0
menu label Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.0.0
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0
append initrd=/boot/initrd.img-3.0.0 root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet
label l0r
menu label Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.0.0 (recovery mode)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0
append initrd=/boot/initrd.img-3.0.0 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
text help
This option boots the system into recovery mode (single-user)
endtext
label l1
menu label Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.39
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39
append initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.39 root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet
label l1r
menu label Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.39 (recovery mode)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39
append initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.39 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
text help
This option boots the system into recovery mode (single-user)
endtext
label l2
menu label Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.38
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38
append initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.38 root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet
label l2r
menu label Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.38 (recovery mode)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38
append initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.38 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
text help
This option boots the system into recovery mode (single-user)
endtext
label l3
menu label Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.32
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32
append initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32 root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet
label l3r
menu label Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.32 (recovery mode)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32
append initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
text help
This option boots the system into recovery mode (single-user)
endtext
label l4
menu label Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.2.18
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.18
append root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet
label l4r
menu label Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.2.18 (recovery mode)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.18
append root=/dev/hda3 ro single
text help
This option boots the system into recovery mode (single-user)
endtext
label l5
menu label Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.2.13
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.13
append root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet
label l5r
menu label Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.2.13 (recovery mode)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.13
append root=/dev/hda3 ro single
text help
This option boots the system into recovery mode (single-user)
endtext
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