[Bug 668396] Re: grub-pc should add debconf hook to update grub-pc/install_devices when using grub-install manually

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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

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Title:
  grub-pc should add debconf hook to update grub-pc/install_devices when
  using grub-install manually

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  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

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