Bug#552056: Unable to upgrade grub-pc to 1.97~beta4-1: grub-probe can't find a device for /

Daniel Burrows dburrows at debian.org
Fri Oct 23 03:06:10 UTC 2009 

Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.97~beta4-1
Severity: serious

  The error I get is:

Setting up grub-pc (1.97~beta4-1) ...
grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /.

  My / is just a normal LVM partition on this machine.

  Daniel

-- Package-specific info:

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root / ext3 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sda1 /boot ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root /scratchbox/users/daniel/scratchbox ext3 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0)	/dev/sda
*********************** 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
insmod lvm
insmod ext2
set root=(emurlahn-root)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set df248fe1-ac7f-499a-8f6b-df53739a63a0
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.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
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
insmod png
if background_image /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 2.6.30-1-686" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro  quiet
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (recovery mode)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.29-2-686" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.29-2-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro  quiet
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.29-2-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.29-2-686 (recovery mode)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.29-2-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.29-2-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.26-1-686" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro  quiet
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (recovery mode)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.25-2-686" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro  quiet
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.25-2-686 (recovery mode)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.25" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.25 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro  quiet
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.25
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.25 (recovery mode)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.25 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.25
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.24-1-686" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro  quiet
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (recovery mode)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.24-1-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.22-3-686" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.22-3-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro  quiet
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.22-3-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.22-3-686 (recovery mode)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.22-3-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.22-3-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.18-6-686" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro  quiet
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.18-6-686 (recovery mode)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0ee7a44a-c535-45cc-9718-3ab1bb68a5c0
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-686 root=/dev/mapper/emurlahn-root ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-686
}
### 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 unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]       1.5.28       Debian configuration management sy
ii  grub-common                 1.97~beta4-1 GRand Unified Bootloader, version 
ii  libc6                       2.10.1-1     GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  ucf                         3.0024       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

-- debconf information:
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
* grub2/linux_cmdline:
* grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
  grub-pc/kopt_extracted: false
  grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
* grub2/linux_cmdline_default: quiet
* grub-pc/install_devices:

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