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Re: [LUG] Debian Squeeze with grub2. Problem upgrading linux-kernel

 

On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 01:32:18PM +0000, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:47:41 +0000
> Rhia Knowles <rhiadratech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hello Rhia,
> 
> > The official method, i gather is to open command prompt and run
> > upgrade-grub.
> 
> Which as to get its instructions from somewhere, of course.  That
> somewhere being /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub.
> 
> > This rescans the /boot and will rewrite grub.cfg with the new Kernel.
> 
> It's not quite that simple.  It also bases what it does on
> templates/configs read at the time (see above).  Some of those will alter
> what switches are added to the boot commands.
>  
> > Annoyingly enough, this is supposed to be done automatically when you
> > upgrade and install a new Kernel
> 
> And here at least, it does.
> 
# update-grub
# update-grub2

didn't

Not sure why: especially as all the linux images / headers are in
/boot


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