[Fwd: Bug#538381: grub-pc: keystroke freezes grub2 at kernel selection menu]

[Felix Zielcke]

Anyone has an idea why keyboard in grub2 freezes but in grub-legacy not?

-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --------
> Von: Bruce LaZerte <address@hidden>
> Reply-to: address@hidden, address@hidden
> An: submit <address@hidden>
> Betreff: Bug#538381: grub-pc: keystroke freezes grub2 at kernel
> selection menu
> Datum: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:48:10 -0400
> 
> Subject: grub-pc: keystroke freezes grub2 at kernel selection menu
> Package: grub-pc
> Version: 1.96+20090721-4
> Severity: important
> 
> Grub2 installs ok but the kernel menu chained from the V1 menu locks
> up after a single keystroke. Pressing the down arrow causes the
> selection to move down one, but no other keystrokes, like up arrow or
> enter, will work. Similarly pressing c will put you into console mode
> but the keyboard is locked. All I can do is turn off the computer.
> 
> However the keystrokes work fine in the menu V1, and the default
> selected kernel in menu V2
> boots fine as long I don't touch the keyboard.
> 
> This is an older Compaq Presario 2100 notebook.
> 
> 
> -- Package-specific info:
> 
> *********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
> /dev/root / ext3 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=writeback 0 0
> /dev/hda2 /media/disk ext3
> rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,errors=continue,data=writeback 0 0
> *********************** END /proc/mounts
> 
> *********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
> (hd0) /dev/hda
> *********************** END /boot/grub/device.map
> 
> *********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg
> #
> # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
> #
> # It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
> # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
> #
> 
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
> set default=0
> set timeout=5
> set root=(hd0,3)
> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9ee47ea6-3930-491d-944e-570d53bd14e5
> if loadfont /usr/share/grub/ascii.pf2 ; then
>   set gfxmode=640x480
>   insmod gfxterm
>   insmod vbe
>   if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
>     # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
>     # understand terminal_output
>     terminal gfxterm
>   fi
> fi
> ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
> 
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
> set root=(hd0,3)
> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9ee47ea6-3930-491d-944e-570d53bd14e5
> insmod png
> if background_image /boot/grub/moreblue-orbit-grub.png ; then
>   set color_normal=black/black
>   set color_highlight=magenta/black
> else
>   set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
>   set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
> fi
> ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
> 
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30.2" {
>       set root=(hd0,3)
>       search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9ee47ea6-3930-491d-944e-570d53bd14e5
>       linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.2 root=/dev/hda3 ro  quiet
> }
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30.2 (recovery mode)" {
>       set root=(hd0,3)
>       search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9ee47ea6-3930-491d-944e-570d53bd14e5
>       linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.2 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
> }
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.29.4" {
>       set root=(hd0,3)
>       search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9ee47ea6-3930-491d-944e-570d53bd14e5
>       linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29.4 root=/dev/hda3 ro  quiet
> }
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.29.4 (recovery mode)" {
>       set root=(hd0,3)
>       search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9ee47ea6-3930-491d-944e-570d53bd14e5
>       linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29.4 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
> }
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.26-2-486" {
>       set root=(hd0,3)
>       search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9ee47ea6-3930-491d-944e-570d53bd14e5
>       linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-486
> root=UUID=9ee47ea6-3930-491d-944e-570d53bd14e5 ro  quiet
>       initrd  /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-486
> }
> menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.26-2-486 (recovery mode)" {
>       set root=(hd0,3)
>       search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9ee47ea6-3930-491d-944e-570d53bd14e5
>       linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-486
> root=UUID=9ee47ea6-3930-491d-944e-570d53bd14e5 ro single
>       initrd  /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-486
> }
> ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
> 
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
> ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
> 
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
> # This file is an example on how to add custom entries
> ### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
> *********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: squeeze/sid
>   APT prefers testing
>   APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.30.2 (PREEMPT)
> Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
> 
> Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
> ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]    1.5.27          Debian configuration management 
> sy
> ii  grub-common              1.96+20090721-4 GRand Unified Bootloader, version
> ii  libc6                    2.9-12          GNU C Library: Shared libraries
> ii  ucf                      3.0018          Update Configuration File: 
> preserv
> 
> grub-pc recommends no packages.
> 
> Versions of packages grub-pc suggests:
> ii  desktop-base                  5.0.5      common files for the Debian 
> Deskto
> ii  genisoimage                   9:1.1.9-1  Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM 
> filesystem
> pn  os-prober                     <none>     (no description available)
> 
> -- debconf information:
> * grub-pc/linux_cmdline:
> * grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
> * grub-pc/install_devices:
> 
> ------------------------------------------------
> Bruce LaZerte
> Ontario, Canada
> 
> 
> 
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