Bug#588293: grub-pc: fails to allocate memory so nothing can be booted (on an old compaq laptop)
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
phcoder at gmail.com
Mon Nov 1 14:49:11 UTC 2010
On 07/07/2010 02:12 AM, Hans Ekbrand wrote:
> Package: grub-pc
> Version: 1.98+20100706-1
> Severity: normal
> Tags: d-i
>
> When trying to boot linux, I get this error message:
>
> "error: cannot allocate real mode pages"
>
> And, when trying to boot memtest86+, I is informed that
>
> "error: too small lower memory (0x9910 > 0x0)"
>
> The same problem is reported in ubuntu, see
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/513528
>
>
Can you supply the output of "lsmmap" ? Is the same bug present in
upstream bzr?
> The problem is not specific for grub-pc 20100706, I have had it for a
> couple of versions of grub-pc but did not report until today. I have
> followed unstable only for a few weeks, so earlier versions are not
> tested. However, grub-legacy works perfectly.
>
> The machine is a compaq Armada 1540D. Until this bug is fixed, perhaps
> the d-i team keep a list of devices that only work with grub-legacy.
> And the compaq Armade 1540D is such a device.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Hans Ekbrand
>
> -- Package-specific info:
>
> *********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
> /dev/mapper/amin-root / ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=remount-ro,commit=3600,data=ordered 0 0
> /dev/hda1 /boot ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,commit=3600,data=ordered 0 0
> *********************** END /proc/mounts
>
> *********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
> (hd0) /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST92130AG_FW185822
> *********************** END /boot/grub/device.map
>
> *********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg
> #
> # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
> #
> # It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
> # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
> #
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
> if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
> load_env
> fi
> set default="0"
> if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
> set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
> save_env saved_entry
> set prev_saved_entry=
> save_env prev_saved_entry
> set boot_once=true
> fi
>
> function savedefault {
> if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
> saved_entry="${chosen}"
> save_env saved_entry
> fi
> }
>
> function load_video {
> insmod vbe
> insmod vga
> insmod video_bochs
> insmod video_cirrus
> }
>
> if terminal_input console ; then true ; else
> # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
> # understand terminal_input
> terminal console
> fi
> if terminal_output console ; then true ; else
> # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
> # understand terminal_output
> terminal console
> fi
> set timeout=5
> ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
> set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
> set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
> ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
> menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-5-486' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
> insmod part_msdos
> insmod ext2
> set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 94c58265-b185-496f-bb9d-f70c9fc88dd7
> echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-5-486 ...'
> linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486 root=/dev/mapper/amin-root ro quiet
> echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
> initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-5-486
> }
> menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-5-486 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
> insmod part_msdos
> insmod ext2
> set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 94c58265-b185-496f-bb9d-f70c9fc88dd7
> echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-5-486 ...'
> linux /vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-486 root=/dev/mapper/amin-root ro single
> echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
> initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-5-486
> }
> ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
> ### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
> menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
> insmod part_msdos
> insmod ext2
> set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 94c58265-b185-496f-bb9d-f70c9fc88dd7
> linux16 /memtest86+.bin
> }
> menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
> insmod part_msdos
> insmod ext2
> set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 94c58265-b185-496f-bb9d-f70c9fc88dd7
> linux16 /memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
> }
> menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, experimental multiboot)" {
> insmod part_msdos
> insmod ext2
> set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 94c58265-b185-496f-bb9d-f70c9fc88dd7
> multiboot /memtest86+_multiboot.bin
> }
> menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200, experimental multiboot)" {
> insmod part_msdos
> insmod ext2
> set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 94c58265-b185-496f-bb9d-f70c9fc88dd7
> multiboot /memtest86+_multiboot.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
> }
> ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
> ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
> # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
> # menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
> # the 'exec tail' line above.
> ### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
>
> ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
> if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
> source $prefix/custom.cfg;
> fi
> ### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
> *********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: squeeze/sid
> APT prefers unstable
> APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: i386 (i586)
>
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-486
> Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to sv_SE.utf8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
>
> Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
> ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.32 Debian configuration management sy
> ii grub-common 1.98+20100706-1 GRand Unified Bootloader, version
> ii libc6 2.11.2-2 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
> ii libdevmapper1.02.1 2:1.02.48-2 The Linux Kernel Device Mapper use
> ii ucf 3.0025 Update Configuration File: preserv
>
> grub-pc recommends no packages.
>
> Versions of packages grub-pc suggests:
> pn desktop-base <none> (no description available)
>
> -- debconf information:
> grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
> grub2/device_map_regenerated:
> * grub2/linux_cmdline:
> grub-pc/install_devices_empty: false
> grub-pc/install_devices_failed: false
> * grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
> grub-pc/kopt_extracted: true
> * grub-pc/install_devices: /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST92130AG_FW185822
> grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
> grub-pc/install_devices_failed_upgrade: true
> grub-pc/disk_description:
> grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
> grub-pc/partition_description:
> grub-pc/install_devices_disks_changed:
> * grub2/linux_cmdline_default: quiet
> grub-pc/mixed_legacy_and_grub2: true
>
>
>
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--
Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
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