MX-19: FEEDBACK of latest GRUB 2.04-9~mx19+5 update

[SwampRabbit]

UPDATE: MX-19 users should see a new version of GRUB - GRUB 2.04-9~mx19+5 come as a regular update

Initially dolphin_oracle (our lead dev and master of ceremonies) asked me to post a request for testing here on the newly updated GRUB 2.04-9~mx19+1 that was in the MX Test Repo. But it was deemed stable and safe for use.

If a window opens asking you were to install GRUB, you can check several ways to see where it is installed before you make a choice in that window.

And if all fails, booting a live USB, then using the fine MX Boot Repair can fix the problem easy.

You can verify the version of GRUB is updated and being used at boot by pressing “e” and the title should show the new one. Then you can press ESC to go back.

This version of GRUB was packaged to address anyone's' concerns over the recent CVE-2020-10713. While that CVE is very very limited in allowing someone to actually hijack a system, it made sense to address it sooner rather than later, and keep any chatter down about it.

Because this is a critical part of a Linux system, it was tested numerous time with multiple minor revisions , hence the +5 at the end.

Please provide feedback or your update status if you would like, after enough time has passed (maybe a week) I will ask this thread to be closed though.

[fehlix]

After installing: The good news, Manjaro entries do retain their "special" µcode initrd loader line like this:

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initrd /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-5.6-x86_64.img 

within the generated grub.cfg. So I assume, some of our mx grub-specific patches have been applied.
And just upgrading from testrepo would gives the default boot menu with working menuentries and no theme changes:

grub_ok.png

So all appears to be fine...
After purge and reinstall I got this menu:

grub.png

which indicates at least one mx-patch we had are missing regarding the line GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR and the "Gnu/Linux" part of that line within 10_linux. The theming change is another topic, on it's own.

[SwampRabbit]

Thank you fehlix for testing.

When I packaged this new version I made sure to pull both previous packages that Stevo had in our last version.

I annotated that in the changelog

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  * Add mkconfig-os-prober-early-initrd.patch, courtesy of fehlix.
  * Copy over mkconfig-ubuntu-MX-distributor.patch from previous release.

After purge and reinstall I got this menu:
grub.png
which indicates at least one mx-patch we had are missing regarding the line GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR and the "Gnu/Linux" part of that line within 10_linux. The theming change is another topic, on it's own.

Are you saying that possibly the second one is not being applied properly or working?
If it is not being applied properly would it possibly need refreshed for this version of Grub?

[fehlix]

Thank you fehlix for testing.

When I packaged this new version I made sure to pull both previous packages that Stevo had in our last version.

I annotated that in the changelog

Code: Select all

  * Add mkconfig-os-prober-early-initrd.patch, courtesy of fehlix.
  * Copy over mkconfig-ubuntu-MX-distributor.patch from previous release.

After purge and reinstall I got this menu:
grub.png
which indicates at least one mx-patch we had are missing regarding the line GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR and the "Gnu/Linux" part of that line within 10_linux. The theming change is another topic, on it's own.

Are you saying that possibly the second one is not being applied properly or working?
If it is not being applied properly would it possibly need refreshed for this version of Grub?

Ah, right the patches are applied properly. I guess, those where made originally rather a from minimalist point of view, not taking a purge into account. So suggest adding the missing pieces, freshly. I'll have a look...

[SwampRabbit]

Ah, right the patches are applied properly. I guess, those where made originally rather a from minimalist point of view, not taking a purge into account. So suggest adding the missing pieces, freshly. I'll have a look...

Thank you, I do have the build logs still, they are rather long but let me know if they may be useful.

[baldyeti]

Installed successfully to sda20 on an MBR-partitioned drive. Only to pbr, though. Chainloading from main loader (grub4dos) still works fine as previously.

[i_ri]

Hello SwampRabbit

a MXahsKDE5beta2 install machine and
a MX-19.2_x64 October 21 2019 install machine
both normal on new grub 2.04-9~mx19+1; 100%

[SwampRabbit]

Installed successfully to sda20 on an MBR-partitioned drive. Only to pbr, though. Chainloading from main loader (grub4dos) still works fine as previously.

Hello SwampRabbit

a MXahsKDE5beta2 install machine and
a MX-19.2_x64 October 21 2019 install machine
both normal on new grub 2.04-9~mx19+1; 100%

Thank you both very much for testing!

Edit: can you both verify the version of GRUB is being used at boot? You can do this by pressing “e” and the title should show the new one. I had one system at one point that installed but wasn’t using it actually. I’ll update the first post now with that.

[baldyeti]

yes i had actually checked and should have mentioned it in my post, the version displayed in that "edit" window is the exact same one as this thread's title

[SwampRabbit]

yes i had actually checked and should have mentioned it in my post, the version displayed in that "edit" window is the exact same one as this thread's title

Thanks again.