Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: grub-pc
On initial install of grub-pc, debconf prompts the user to select which
device he/she would like to install grub to and then records the
selection in grub-pc/install_device in apt's databases. I think if
ubuntu wants to record such actions in its database, then direct calls
by the admin to the grub-install command should also then include a hook
to update the entry to grub-pc/install-device. Without doing this
subsequent updates to grub-pc (or even dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc) will
prompt the user where to install grub IF grub-install was ran previously
on a different device.
I rely heavily on byte for byte imaging to mass deploy custom Ubuntu
images at work and the prompting debconf wanted to do for (potentially)
each machine (because the original build had a UUID set as the device)
even after I manually re-installed grub was driving me absolutely crazy.
On a side note it would be nice if future Ubuntu installers gave the
option to use the old device naming schemes instead of UUID's as I think
there is still a strong enough demand for it but thats for a different
discussion....
Thanks,
Tyler
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: grub-pc 1.98-1ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 29 11:47:11 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub2
** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid
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grub-pc should add debconf hook to update grub-pc/install_devices when using
grub-install manually
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/668396
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