Bug 1138858 - grub2 dns unreliable
Summary: grub2 dns unreliable
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: openSUSE Tumbleweed
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Basesystem (show other bugs)
Version: Current
Hardware: Other Other
: P5 - None : Normal (vote)
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Assignee: Bootloader Maintainers
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Reported: 2019-06-20 15:27 UTC by Michal Suchanek
Modified: 2022-07-28 12:28 UTC (History)
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Description Michal Suchanek 2019-06-20 15:27:27 UTC 
On powerpc DNS resolution does not always work:

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                             GNU GRUB  version 2.02

   Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB   

                             GNU GRUB  version 2.02

   Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB   
   lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible   
   device or file completions.                                            


grub> insmod http
grub> net_add_dns 10.160.0.1
grub> linux (http,download.suse.de)/install/SLP/SLE-12-SP4-Server-GM/ppc64le/DVD
1/boot/ppc64le/linux install=http://download.suse.de/install/SLP/SLE-12-SP4-Server-GM/ppc64le/DVD1
error: no DNS reply received.
grub> net_add_dns 10.160.0.100                                                 
grub> linux (http,download.suse.de)/install/SLP/SLE-12-SP4-Server-GM/ppc64le/DV
D1/boot/ppc64le/linux install=http://download.suse.de/install/SLP/SLE-12-SP4-Server-GM/ppc64le/DVD1
error: no DNS reply received.
grub> linux (http,download.suse.de)/install/SLP/SLE-12-SP4-Server-GM/ppc64le/DV
D1/boot/ppc64le/linux install=http://download.suse.de/install/SLP/SLE-12-SP4-Server-GM/ppc64le/DVD1
grub> initrd (http,download.suse.de)/install/SLP/SLE-12-SP4-Server-GM/ppc64le/DVD1/boot/ppc64le/initrd
grub> boot


Is this known issue? How do I tell which exact grub version I have?
Comment 1 Benjamin Brunner 2022-07-28 12:28:22 UTC 
Bulk-re-assigning to the new bootloader-maintainers@suse.de group.