Public bug reported: Hardy partition root was (hd0,7). After upgrading to Intrepid, /boot/grub/menu.lst had the new Intrepid root as (hd0,6) making the boot fail. (however the UUID was identified correctly) wolfie:~$ fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 78.5 GB, 78518522880 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9546 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x41ab2316 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 6 48163+ de Dell Utility /dev/sda2 * 7 1964 15727635 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda3 1965 9114 57432375 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/sda4 9115 9545 3462007+ db CP/M / CTOS / ... /dev/sda5 1965 3922 15727603+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/sda6 5777 7916 17189518+ b W95 FAT32 /dev/sda7 7917 8062 1172713+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda8 8063 9114 8450158+ 83 Linux /dev/sda9 3923 5776 14892223+ 83 Linux wolfie:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu intrepid (development branch) Release: 8.10 wolfie:~$ uname -a Linux wolfie-laptop 2.6.27-4-generic #1 SMP Wed Sep 24 01:30:51 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux I have attached the menu.lst file after I changed the roots (and added WinXP on top) let me know if any other info is required. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- wrong root in menu.lst after upgrading from hardy to intrepid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279099 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs