Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: grub2
As of the last day or so, it appears that running "update-grub" to
generate a new grub.cfg also over-writes the MBR to "re-root" grub to
the partition concerned, which is not always appropriate or desired.
In my case, I have two lucid installs in parallel, one from an alpha
install, one from beta with all the latest configurations for testing. I
update the older one at intervals, but would like the beta-based one to
retain control of booting.
Now after an update to the kernel of the alpha-based install (A) the MBR
points to grub2 in A rather than the beta-based install (B). Presumably
when i update grub in B it will switch back - but this seems
unnecessarily complicated and confusing. Please can this be re-
considered?
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Mar 25 15:22:22 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
Package: grub-pc 1.98-1ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
SourcePackage: grub2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic x86_64
** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid
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grub-pc over-writes MBR on update
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/548388
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