[Bug 741043] Re: no grub2 prompt after updates

[Phillip Susi]

Closing since Colin already specified what to do.


** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  no grub2 prompt after updates

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub2

  Expected: to see a grub menu proposing to choose between linux kernels, which one to boot
  Actual: the latest kernel boots (but there's an unbearable bug, so I want a downgrade).
  I tried System->Preferences and System->Administration, it seems there are no relevant items.

  The story from the beginning:
  I use Sun Virtual box, 32-bit guest maverick under a 64-bit host maverick.
  After my agreeing to some updates, the linux in the VM hangs, ignoring the keyboard but seeing the mouse.
  It was not this way before.
  I decided to use an older kernel, since it used to work, but cannot find a way to boot under it.
  There is only one OS, Ubuntu under the VM, but there are multiple kernels:
  $ ls -l /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-*
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4289616 2010-10-17 06:02 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4294672 2011-01-22 01:04 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4294640 2011-02-23 03:50 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-27-generic
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4294704 2011-03-01 18:43 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic

  
  $ uname -a
  Linux wieloryb 2.6.35-28-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 1 14:40:58 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 10.10
  Release:	10.10
  $ apt-cache policy grub2
  grub2:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 1.98+20100804-5ubuntu3
    Version table:
       1.98+20100804-5ubuntu3 0
          500 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: grub2 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.49-generic 2.6.35.11
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Mar 23 17:50:37 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2

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