[Bug 888747] [NEW] 'upgrading' from 32 bit to 64 bit leaves 32 bit kernel and grub options present

[Michael Hudson-Doyle]

Public bug reported:

I used a LiveCD to 'upgrade' my accidental 32 bit install to a 64 bit
install.  On rebooting, selecting the default option in grub didn't boot
but selecting the 'older versions' option in the menu and selecting the
kernel presented there (actually exactly the same version) worked.  And
looking in /boot, we see:

mwhudson at narsil:~$ ls /boot
abi-3.0.0-12-generic         initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic      System.map-3.0.0-12-generic-pae
abi-3.0.0-12-generic-pae     initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic-pae  vmcoreinfo-3.0.0-12-generic
config-3.0.0-12-generic      memtest86+.bin                   vmcoreinfo-3.0.0-12-generic-pae
config-3.0.0-12-generic-pae  memtest86+_multiboot.bin         vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic
grub                         System.map-3.0.0-12-generic      vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic-pae

-- the 32 bit pae kernel is still hanging around.  dpkg doesn't think
they belong to any package, but they are there.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 11 09:49:45 2011
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  'upgrading' from 32 bit to 64 bit leaves 32 bit kernel and grub
  options present

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I used a LiveCD to 'upgrade' my accidental 32 bit install to a 64 bit
  install.  On rebooting, selecting the default option in grub didn't
  boot but selecting the 'older versions' option in the menu and
  selecting the kernel presented there (actually exactly the same
  version) worked.  And looking in /boot, we see:

  mwhudson at narsil:~$ ls /boot
  abi-3.0.0-12-generic         initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic      System.map-3.0.0-12-generic-pae
  abi-3.0.0-12-generic-pae     initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic-pae  vmcoreinfo-3.0.0-12-generic
  config-3.0.0-12-generic      memtest86+.bin                   vmcoreinfo-3.0.0-12-generic-pae
  config-3.0.0-12-generic-pae  memtest86+_multiboot.bin         vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic
  grub                         System.map-3.0.0-12-generic      vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic-pae

  -- the 32 bit pae kernel is still hanging around.  dpkg doesn't think
  they belong to any package, but they are there.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Nov 11 09:49:45 2011
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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