[Bug 990567] Re: update-grub set an invalid location

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[Expired for grub2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

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

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Title:
  update-grub set an invalid location

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  update-grub found an incorrect location for vmlinuz and initrd.
  it seems that in /etc/grub.d/10_linux , line 54 is not correct

  LINUX_ROOT_DEVICE=${GRUB_DEVICE}  # not correct

  and must be replaced by

  LINUX_ROOT_DEVICE=${GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT}  # correct

  
  # update-grub
  Generating grub.cfg ...
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-24-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-server
  Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
  done
  # df /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic
  Sys. fich.     1K-blocks Util. Disponible Uti% Monté sur
  /dev/sda1         194442 50491     133912  28% /boot
  # ls -l /boot/grub/grub.cfg
  -r--r--r-- 1 root root 5251 avril 28 14:16 /boot/grub/grub.cfg
  # fgrep vmlinu /boot/grub/grub.cfg
      linux    /vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=/dev/sda3 ro   quiet splash $vt_handoff
      linux    /vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=/dev/sda3 ro recovery nomodeset 
      linux    /vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server root=/dev/sda3 ro   quiet splash $vt_handoff
      linux    /vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server root=/dev/sda3 ro recovery nomodeset

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