[Bug 147014] linux-image-xen on amd64 not detected by update-grub.

[Steven Wagner]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: linux-image-xen

Clean install of gutsy server beta amd64.

$ sudo apt-get install linux-image-xen

output..
Fetched 5929kB in 1m30s (65.3kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.22-12-xen.
(Reading database ... 15265 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-2.6.22-12-xen (from .../linux-image-2.6.22-12-xen_2.6.22-12.39_amd64.deb) ...
Done.
Selecting previously deselected package linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-12-xen.
Unpacking linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-12-xen (from .../linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-12-xen_2.6.22-12.32_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-xen.
Unpacking linux-image-xen (from .../linux-image-xen_2.6.22.12.15_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up linux-image-2.6.22-12-xen (2.6.22-12.39) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-12-xen
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.22-12-server
Found kernel: /memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Setting up linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-12-xen (2.6.22-12.32) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-12-xen

Setting up linux-image-xen (2.6.22.12.15) ...
$


Next, when I look in my menu.lst file I see there is no xen kernel configured.

ls /boot   shows that  vmlinuz-2.6.22-12-xen does in fact exist.

If I manually edit my menu.lst and try to boot with the xen kernel, grub
reports  Error 13: Invalid or unsupported executable format.

** Affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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linux-image-xen on amd64 not detected by update-grub.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147014
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