Bug 18392 - choosing "Boot from Harddisk" fails from USB, represents USB boot menu
Summary: choosing "Boot from Harddisk" fails from USB, represents USB boot menu
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Release (media or process) (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: High normal
Target Milestone: Mageia 7
Assignee: Anne Nicolas
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Keywords: IN_ERRATA6
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Reported: 2016-05-07 06:35 CEST by Ben McMonagle
Modified: 2019-02-04 23:35 CET (History)
5 users (show)

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Description Ben McMonagle 2016-05-07 06:35:31 CEST
Description of problem:When using DVD, choosing "Boot from Harddisk" fails with a grub prompt presented


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Mageia-6-sta1-i586-DVD.iso
Mageia-6-sta1-x86_64-DVD.iso
DATE.txt: Tue May  3 12:34:47 CEST 2016


How reproducible:each disk


Steps to Reproduce:
1.boot a DVD of either of above .iso
2.choose option "Boot from Harddisk"
3.grub prompt is presented
Ben McMonagle 2016-05-07 06:36:52 CEST

Keywords: (none) => 6sta1

Comment 1 Marja Van Waes 2016-05-07 13:56:01 CEST
A grub prompt? Then it might be the iso uses 
grub2-2.02-0.git10270.5.mga6 or 
grub2-2.02-0.git10270.6.mga6
which are affected by bug 18380

CC: (none) => marja11
Assignee: bugsquad => ennael1

Comment 2 Marja Van Waes 2016-05-23 23:24:32 CEST
I assume this got fixed with the new traditional isos from 3 days ago?
Comment 3 Ben McMonagle 2016-05-24 00:30:49 CEST
(In reply to Marja van Waes from comment #2)
> I assume this got fixed with the new traditional isos from 3 days ago?

I have only checked the i586 at present

from optical (DVD) boot Hard disk is ok,
from USB boot Hard disk fails, with "... press any key," which reboots the system.

Sorry, not at the unit at the moment, so above is from memory.

will be checking x86-64 in the next few days.
Comment 4 Ben McMonagle 2016-05-27 09:20:36 CEST
x86-64 

optical is now ok - presents HDD grub menu.

USB: choosing boot from Harddisk blanks the screen for a second, then re-presents the USB grub menu :-(
Ben McMonagle 2016-05-27 09:22:32 CEST

Summary: [6sta1] choosing "Boot from Harddisk" fails with a grub prompt presented => [6sta1] choosing "Boot from Harddisk" fails from USB, represents USB boot menu

Marja Van Waes 2016-11-09 10:00:22 CET

See Also: (none) => https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16038

Comment 5 Marja Van Waes 2016-11-09 10:04:59 CET
If this gets fixed for the Live isos (see bug 16038), won't it then at the same time be fixed for the classical ones?
In other words, can't we just close this one as duplicate of bug 16038 and keep that one for all isos?

CC: (none) => isobuild

Comment 6 Dick Gevers 2016-11-09 10:18:00 CET
This affects Mageia 5.1 LiveDVD 64 bits GNOME dated 07 NOV 2016 01:14:08 CET

CC: (none) => dvgevers
Summary: [6sta1] choosing "Boot from Harddisk" fails from USB, represents USB boot menu => [6sta1] choosing "Boot from Harddisk" fails from USB, represents USB boot menu and [5.1] LiveDVD from DVDRW

Comment 7 Samuel Verschelde 2016-11-09 10:21:52 CET
(In reply to Dick Gevers from comment #6)
> This affects Mageia 5.1 LiveDVD 64 bits GNOME dated 07 NOV 2016 01:14:08 CET

Either this is a different bug (and a regression) that needs a new bug report, or it's an already known issue that will be fixed only in future releases, not in 5.1 :)

Summary: [6sta1] choosing "Boot from Harddisk" fails from USB, represents USB boot menu and [5.1] LiveDVD from DVDRW => [6sta1] choosing "Boot from Harddisk" fails from USB, represents USB boot menu

Comment 8 Samuel Verschelde 2016-11-09 10:27:38 CET
(In reply to Marja van Waes from comment #5)
> If this gets fixed for the Live isos (see bug 16038), won't it then at the
> same time be fixed for the classical ones?
> In other words, can't we just close this one as duplicate of bug 16038 and
> keep that one for all isos?

I think so, and update the summary in bug 16038
Comment 9 Martin Whitaker 2016-11-11 09:33:49 CET
See bug 16038 for why I don't think it's possible to fix this for USB sticks without breaking it for DVDs.

CC: (none) => mageia

Comment 10 Samuel Verschelde 2016-11-11 12:52:05 CET
I agree with marja on that other bug report. Let's remove it for Mageia 6 and add a better option for Mageia 7 if needed (one that does pause, ask for device removal, then reboot).

Priority: Normal => High

Samuel Verschelde 2016-11-11 12:52:14 CET

Target Milestone: --- => Mageia 6

Comment 11 Marja Van Waes 2017-03-05 10:29:01 CET
(In reply to Martin Whitaker from comment #9)
> See bug 16038 for why I don't think it's possible to fix this for USB sticks
> without breaking it for DVDs.

(In reply to Samuel Verschelde from comment #10)
> I agree with marja on that other bug report. Let's remove it for Mageia 6
> and add a better option for Mageia 7 if needed (one that does pause, ask for
> device removal, then reboot).

I doubt "Boot from harddisk" got removed on the Classical isos.

Keywords: 6sta1 => FOR_ERRATA6
Target Milestone: Mageia 6 => Mageia 7
Summary: [6sta1] choosing "Boot from Harddisk" fails from USB, represents USB boot menu => choosing "Boot from Harddisk" fails from USB, represents USB boot menu

Marja Van Waes 2017-03-06 16:46:22 CET

Keywords: FOR_ERRATA6 => IN_ERRATA6

Comment 12 Ben McMonagle 2019-02-04 23:35:51 CET
no new comments for  +12 month

reopen if needed

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED


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