Your message dated Sun, 1 May 2011 21:10:28 +0100
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and subject line Re: Bug#624450: grub-common: grub-mkconfig reports new syntax
error from previously good custom script
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regarding grub-common: grub-mkconfig reports new syntax error from previously
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: grub-common
Version: 1.99~rc1-13
Severity: important
I have a custom script (included by reportbug) for booting Crux (40_custom).
Previous versions of update-grub and grub-mkconfig have accepted this script.
The new version gives the following messages:
error: syntax error
error: Incorrect command
error: syntax error
error: line no: 88 (this is the line on which the EOF<< command occurs)
and creates a new file /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new. If I make 40_custom
unexecutable before running update-grub, the error disappears but then I have
no access to crux.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages grub-common depends on:
ii base-files 6.3 Debian base system miscellaneous f
ii dpkg 1.16.0.2 Debian package management system
ii gettext-base 0.18.1.1-3 GNU Internationalization utilities
ii install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-6 Manage installed documentation in
ii libc6 2.11.2-11 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libdevmapper1.02.1 2:1.02.63-3 The Linux Kernel Device Mapper use
ii libfreetype6 2.4.4-1 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libfuse2 2.8.4-1.3 Filesystem in USErspace library
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages grub-common recommends:
pn os-prober <none> (no description available)
Versions of packages grub-common suggests:
pn grub-emu <none> (no description available)
pn multiboot-doc <none> (no description available)
pn xorriso <none> (no description available)
-- Configuration Files:
/etc/grub.d/40_custom changed:
echo "Adding Crux on sda1">&2
cat <<EOF
menuentry "Crux, kernel 2.6.35"{
set root=(hd0,1)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35 /dev/sda1 quiet noapic
}
EOF
exec tail -n +3 $0
-- no debconf information
#
# 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 $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
set default="3"
if [ "${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="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
}
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos4)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d3e78eed-cfed-4415-ac36-79212b38eb02
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos4)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d3e78eed-cfed-4415-ac36-79212b38eb02
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en_GB
insmod gettext
set timeout=15
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.38-2-686' --class debian --class
gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos4)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
d3e78eed-cfed-4415-ac36-79212b38eb02
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.38-2-686 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-2-686
root=UUID=d3e78eed-cfed-4415-ac36-79212b38eb02 ro quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-2-686
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.38-2-686 (recovery mode)' --class
debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos4)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
d3e78eed-cfed-4415-ac36-79212b38eb02
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.38-2-686 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-2-686
root=UUID=d3e78eed-cfed-4415-ac36-79212b38eb02 ro single quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-2-686
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
menuentry "Crux, kernel 2.6.35"{
set root=(hd0,1)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35 /dev/sda1 quiet noapic
}
cat <<EOF
menuentry "Crux, kernel 2.6.35"{
set root=(hd0,1)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35 /dev/sda1 quiet noapic
}
EOF
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add before this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 05:57:43PM +0100, Hazel Russman wrote:
> Thanks for quick reply. File attached.
This file is definitely incorrect. If it worked in a previous version,
it was only by luck. You must not insert lines before the 'exec tail'
line; you're supposed to put them at the very end of the file. I've
attached a corrected version.
You may also simply create the file /boot/grub/custom.cfg and enter GRUB
configuration commands there directly, which you may find more
straightforward.
Regards,
--
Colin Watson [[email protected]]
#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add before this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
menuentry "Crux, kernel 2.6.35"{
set root=(hd0,1)
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35 /dev/sda1 quiet noapic
}
--- End Message ---
