the first splashimage entry is one that you must have added. The second one added after an update-grub is auto generated because it found a splash image.
Just remove the first. On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 11:30:54AM +0800, Uwe Dippel wrote: > Sorry, guys, for a new subject on a topic mentioned twice before: > I had reported about a messed up display; no grub menu showing; etc > about a year ago. > > Now I have the culprit: It is the kernel updater of grub; but eventually > only on Debian ? And only when you use a splashscreen ? > Here is the proof: > > This is menu.lst after fresh install; with some changes: > add Debian splash screen; add OpenBSD. > I have *not* touched the 'inner part' for autoupdates ! > > > # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) > # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), > # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub > # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. > > ## default num > # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from > 0, and > # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. > # > # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default > entry > # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. > default 0 > > ## timeout sec > # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the > default entry > # (normally the first entry defined). > timeout 5 > > # Pretty colours > #color cyan/blue white/blue > # commented, because we have a SPLASH screen: > splashimage=(hd0,5)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > ## password ['--md5'] passwd > # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive > editing > # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the > # command 'lock' > # e.g. password topsecret > # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ > # password topsecret > > # > # examples > # > # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 > # root (hd0,0) > # makeactive > # chainloader +1 > # > # title Linux > # root (hd0,1) > # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro > # > > # > # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST > > ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST > ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified > ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below > > ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs > > ## ## Start Default Options ## > ## default kernel options > ## default kernel options for automagic boot options > ## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z > ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. > ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro > # kopt=root=/dev/hda7 ro > > ## default grub root device > ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) > # groot=(hd0,5) > > ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options > ## e.g. alternative=true > ## alternative=false > # alternative=true > > ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options > ## e.g. lockalternative=true > ## lockalternative=false > # lockalternative=false > > ## altoption boot targets option > ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed > ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options > ## altoptions=(recovery mode) single > # altoptions=(recovery mode) single > > ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst > ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the > ## alternative kernel options > ## e.g. howmany=all > ## howmany=7 > # howmany=all > > ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option > ## e.g. memtest86=true > ## memtest86=false > # memtest86=true > > ## ## End Default Options ## > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-386 > root (hd0,5) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-386 root=/dev/hda7 ro > initrd /initrd.img-2.6.8-2-386 > savedefault > boot > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-386 (recovery mode) > root (hd0,5) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-386 root=/dev/hda7 ro single > initrd /initrd.img-2.6.8-2-386 > savedefault > boot > > ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST > > # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian > # ones. > > title > root > > title Other Operating Systems: > root > > > # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS > # on /dev/hda2 > title Windozeexpee > root (hd0,1) > savedefault > makeactive > chainloader +1 > > # This entry added by Uwe for a manual install of OpenBSD > > title OpenBSD 3.7 > root (hd0,2) > makeactive > chainloader +1 > > # > # done - UD > > > > When I added the 686-kernel, the menu.lst looked identical, except the > auto-updater had added the following: > > @@ -93,6 +93,22 @@ > > ## ## End Default Options ## > > +splashimage=(hd0,5)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz > + > +title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-686 > +root (hd0,5) > +kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro > +initrd /initrd.img-2.6.8-2-686 > +savedefault > +boot > + > +title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-686 (recovery mode) > +root (hd0,5) > +kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro single > +initrd /initrd.img-2.6.8-2-686 > +savedefault > +boot > + > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-386 > root (hd0,5) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-386 root=/dev/hda7 ro > > > From high up, it had taken the splashimage and added it here once again! > > It only required me using vi and remove that second splashimage and > everything was fine. > > Question: does this happen on Debian only, or is it a general problem ?? > I am running grub_0.95+cvs20040624-17_i386.deb > > > Uwe > _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list Bug-grub@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub