[Bug 696041] Re: Grub chooses to load the wrong kernel as default.

[Marcus Tomlinson]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If
this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us
know.

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

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Title:
  Grub chooses to load the wrong kernel as default.

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub

  Description:	Ubuntu 10.10
  Release:	10.10

  grub:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 0.97-29ubuntu60
    Version table:
       0.97-29ubuntu60 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages

  grub2:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 1.98+20100804-5ubuntu3
    Version table:
       1.98+20100804-5ubuntu3 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages

  What happened:
  Using update manager, I updated to a newer kernel. Upon restart, GRUB chose the wrong kernel to boot from. Therefore causing Ubuntu to boot into tty with many errors. To solve this issue, I had to boot from an older kernel by pressing the 'Esc' key once I was back on the POST BIOS. Then I had to manually change the boot order by using startup manager.

  What should have happened:
  Upon using update manager that GRUB would select the correct kernel to boot from. (With no manual input from the user).

  Regards
  Simon

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