# yum update --exclude=grub
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package grub.x86_64 1:0.97-79.fc16 will be obsoleted
---> Package grub-efi.x86_64 1:0.97-83.fc17 will be obsoleting
---> Package grub2.x86_64 1:1.99-9.fc17 will be obsoleting
the final result was
Dependencies Resolved
========================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
========================================================================================================================
Installing:
grub-efi x86_64 1:0.97-83.fc17 koji 120 k
replacing grub.x86_64 1:0.97-79.fc16
grub2 x86_64 1:1.99-9.fc17 koji 1.2 M
replacing grub.x86_64 1:0.97-79.fc16
which wasn't why I wanted at all since I was trying to avoid grub2 for the moment. I also thought from the list that grub-efi was going to be a subpackage of grub but maybe I read too quickly.
I didn't look too closely and did a kernel update later. This resulted in another problem with grubby
Running Transaction
Updating : libkworkspace-4.7.2-5.fc17.x86_64 1/20
Updating : ksysguard-libs-4.7.2-5.fc17.x86_64 2/20
Updating : kdebase-workspace-4.7.2-5.fc17.x86_64 3/20
Updating : kdebase-workspace-libs-4.7.2-5.fc17.x86_64 4/20
Updating : kdm-4.7.2-5.fc17.x86_64 5/20
Installing : kernel-devel-3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.3.fc17.x86_64 6/20
Updating : ksysguardd-4.7.2-5.fc17.x86_64 7/20
Updating : kernel-tools-3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.3.fc17.x86_64 8/20
Updating : kernel-headers-3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.3.fc17.x86_64 9/20
Installing : kernel-3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.3.fc17.x86_64 10/20
grubby fatal error: unable to find a suitable template
Cleanup : kernel-devel-3.1.0-0.rc6.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 11/20
Cleanup : kernel-headers-3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 12/20
Cleanup : kernel-3.1.0-0.rc6.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 13/20
grubby fatal error: unable to find a suitable template
grubby: doing this would leave no kernel entries. Not writing out new config.
Cleanup : kdebase-workspace-4.7.2-4.fc17.x86_64 14/20
Cleanup : kdebase-workspace-libs-4.7.2-4.fc17.x86_64 15/20
Cleanup : kdm-4.7.2-4.fc17.x86_64 16/20
Cleanup : libkworkspace-4.7.2-4.fc17.x86_64 17/20
Cleanup : ksysguard-libs-4.7.2-4.fc17.x86_64 18/20
Cleanup : ksysguardd-4.7.2-4.fc17.x86_64 19/20
Cleanup : kernel-tools-3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 20/20
Verifying : ksysguardd-4.7.2-4.fc17.x86_64 20/20
Removed:
kernel.x86_64 0:3.1.0-0.rc6.git0.0.fc17 kernel-devel.x86_64 0:3.1.0-0.rc6.git0.0.fc17
Installed:
kernel.x86_64 0:3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.3.fc17 kernel-devel.x86_64 0:3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.3.fc17
Updated:
kdebase-workspace.x86_64 0:4.7.2-5.fc17 kdebase-workspace-libs.x86_64 0:4.7.2-5.fc17
kdm.x86_64 0:4.7.2-5.fc17 kernel-headers.x86_64 0:3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.3.fc17
kernel-tools.x86_64 0:3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.3.fc17 ksysguard-libs.x86_64 0:4.7.2-5.fc17
ksysguardd.x86_64 0:4.7.2-5.fc17 libkworkspace.x86_64 0:4.7.2-5.fc17
Complete!
----------------------
But in fact grub.conf did get updated.
# cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd0,4)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root
# initrd /initrd-[generic-]version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,4)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora (3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.3.fc17.x86_64)
root (hd0,4)
kernel /vmlinuz-3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.3.fc17.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root rd_LVM_LV=VolGroup/lv_root rd_LVM_LV=VolGroup/lv_swap rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_MD rd_NO_DM LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYTABLE=us rhgb quiet selinux=0 modeset=1
title Fedora (3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.0.fc17.x86_64)
root (hd0,4)
kernel /vmlinuz-3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root rd_LVM_LV=VolGroup/lv_root rd_LVM_LV=VolGroup/lv_swap rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_MD rd_NO_DM LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYTABLE=us rhgb quiet selinux=0 modeset=1
initrd /initramfs-3.1.0-0.rc9.git0.0.fc17.x86_64.img
title Fedora (3.1.0-0.rc8.git0.0.fc17.x86_64)
root (hd0,4)
kernel /vmlinuz-3.1.0-0.rc8.git0.0.fc17.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root rd_LVM_LV=VolGroup/lv_root rd_LVM_LV=VolGroup/lv_swap rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_MD rd_NO_DM LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYTABLE=us rhgb quiet selinux=0 modeset=1
initrd /initramfs-3.1.0-0.rc8.git0.0.fc17.x86_64.img
title Other
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1
Now grub is not longer installed
yum list grub\*
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Installed Packages
grub-efi.x86_64 1:0.97-83.fc17 @koji
grub2.x86_64 1:1.99-9.fc17 @koji
grubby.x86_64 8.2-1.fc17
So the question is, what do I have now? My guess is that while I have this system running I should quickly follow the instructions to boot with grub2.
darrell
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