Bug#589676: [os-prober] Confuses the Vista partitions
Quoting Jérôme De Greef (jdegr...@gmail.com): > I confirm this very annoying bug exists since months in unstable. > Everything (and the way to fix it) is explained here : > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/os-prober/+bug/476625 Thanks for pushing us to look at this. I commit the patch proposed in LP. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#589676: [os-prober] Confuses the Vista partitions
I've quickly created a patch for my Acer Aspire 7220 with Windows Vista préinstalled against version 1.39 of os-prober (Debian Sid/unstable). Explanation : /dev/sda1 is my rescue Vista partition fdisk reports it as ID 12 Compaq diagnostics (Ah, Acer has something to do with Compaq ?) /mnt/sda1/boot/bcd reports it as "Windows Setup" /dev/sda2 is my Vista partition fdisk reports it as ID 6 FAT16 (I don't know why Acer didn't format it as NTFS) /mnt/sda2/boot/bcd reports it as "Microsoft Windows Vista" Before my patch WRONG #os-prober /dev/sda1:Windows Vista (loader):Windows:chain /dev/sda2:Windows Recovery Environment (loader):Windows1:chain After my patch GOOD #os-prober /dev/sda1:Windows Recovery Environment (loader):Windows:chain /dev/sda2:Windows Vista (loader):Windows1:chain Of course, this patch would not solve all issues. For that we'll need to know all the various rescue bcd labels used by manufacturers for their rescue partitions but at least it gives a hint on how to fix this issue. Hope it helps, Jérôme --- 20microsoft.orig 2010-03-23 14:29:02.0 +0100 +++ 20microsoft 2010-07-23 18:44:30.0 +0200 @@ -19,8 +19,18 @@ # Vista (previously Longhorn) if item_in_dir -q bootmgr "$2" && boot="$(item_in_dir boot "$2")" && bcd="$(item_in_dir bcd "$2/$boot")"; then - if grep -qs "W.i.n.d.o.w.s. .7" "$2/$boot/$bcd"; then + # jdegreef at gmail dot com + # Debian bug#589676: [os-prober] Confuses the Vista partitions + # see also https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/os-prober/+bug/476625 for more info + # if grep -qs "W.i.n.d.o.w.s. .7" "$2/$boot/$bcd"; then + # long="Windows 7 (loader)" + if grep -qs "W.i.n.d.o.w.s. .V.i.s.t.a" "$2/$boot/$bcd"; then + long="Windows Vista (loader)" + elif grep -qs "W.i.n.d.o.w.s. .7" "$2/$boot/$bcd"; then long="Windows 7 (loader)" + elif grep -qs "W.i.n.d.o.w.s. .S.e.t.u.p" "$2/$boot/$bcd"; then + long="Windows Recovery Environment (loader)" + # jdegreef end elif grep -qs "W.i.n.d.o.w.s. .R.e.c.o.v.e.r.y. .E.n.v.i.r.o.n.m.e.n.t" "$2/$boot/$bcd"; then long="Windows Recovery Environment (loader)" elif grep -qs "W.i.n.d.o.w.s. .S.e.r.v.e.r. .2.0.0.8. .R.2." "$2/$boot/$bcd"; then @@ -28,7 +38,8 @@ elif grep -qs "W.i.n.d.o.w.s. .S.e.r.v.e.r. .2.0.0.8." "$2/$boot/$bcd"; then long="Windows Server 2008 (loader)" else - long="Windows Vista (loader)" + # jdegr long="Windows Vista (loader)" + long="Unknown Windows Partition (loader)" fi short=Windows # 2000/XP/NT4.0
Bug#589676: [os-prober] Confuses the Vista partitions
I confirm this very annoying bug exists since months in unstable. Everything (and the way to fix it) is explained here : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/os-prober/+bug/476625 Thanks
Bug#589676: [os-prober] Confuses the Vista partitions
os-prober is runned on an already installed Debian system. /dev/sda is the disk dedicated to Windows: /dev/sda1 is an unknown partition in NTFS who is invisible from Vista /dev/sda2 is the Windows partition /dev/sda3 is the recovery partition (and windows won't boot from here) Unfortunately I don't understand where the script found the string "W.i.n.d.o.w.s. .R.e.c.o.v.e.r.y. .E.n.v.i.r.o.n.m.e.n.t" for execute a manually test -- Caselle da 1GB, trasmetti allegati fino a 3GB e in piu' IMAP, POP3 e SMTP autenticato? GRATIS solo con Email.it http://www.email.it/f Sponsor: Apri subito Conto Arancio e ricevi 50 Euro di buoni acquisti da spendere presso Media World! Clicca qui: http://adv.email.it/cgi-bin/foclick.cgi?mid=10037&d=20-7 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c458da4.6060...@email.it
Bug#589676: [os-prober] Confuses the Vista partitions
Quoting Francesco Muzio (muzi...@email.it): > Package: os-prober > Version: 1.39 > Severity: normal > > The last version of os-prober Confuses the Windows Vista partitions. > > Generating grub.cfg ... > Found background image: moreblue-orbit-grub.png > Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32 > Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32 > Found Windows Recovery Environment (loader) on /dev/sda2 > Found Windows Vista (loader) on /dev/sda3 > > > The real Windows Vista partition is on /dev/sda2 and the recovery is > on /dev/sda3 I think we need more info about the conditions where you were doing this test. Were you running os-prober from an already installed Debian system or did this happen during a fresh system install? If that was during a fresh system install, what D-I image were you exactly using (download URL would help). signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#589676: [os-prober] Confuses the Vista partitions
Package: os-prober Version: 1.39 Severity: normal The last version of os-prober Confuses the Windows Vista partitions. Generating grub.cfg ... Found background image: moreblue-orbit-grub.png Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32 Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32 Found Windows Recovery Environment (loader) on /dev/sda2 Found Windows Vista (loader) on /dev/sda3 The real Windows Vista partition is on /dev/sda2 and the recovery is on /dev/sda3 --- System information. --- Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux 2.6.32 Debian Release: squeeze/sid 500 testing ftp.it.debian.org --- Package information. --- Depends (Version) | Installed ==-+-=== libc6 (>= 2.4) | 2.11.2-2 Package's Recommends field is empty. Package's Suggests field is empty. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c44c498.8020...@email.it
