Bug#602682: grub-pc: on upgrade, endless loop of debconf dialogs ("GRUB failed to install to the following devices")
Jonathan Nieder
jrnieder at gmail.com
Sun Nov 7 07:21:52 UTC 2010
Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.98+20100804-8
Severity: grave
Hi,
Happy grub-pc user. But today's upgrade is not going so well:
1. I get a debconf dialog saying
GRUB failed to install to the following devices:
/dev/sda
Do you want to continue anyway? If you do, your computer may
not start up properly.
The answer is no, obviously. Why would I want my computer not to
start up properly?
2. I get a peek at the console.
Setting up grub-pc (1.98+20100804-8) ...
sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: `�
sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: `�
sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: `'
sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: `�
sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: `�
sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: `'
sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: `�
sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: `�
sed: -e expression #1, char 1: unknown command: `'
/usr/sbin/: Not found.
3. Another debconf dialog.
The grub-pc package is being upgraded. This menu allows you
to select which devices you'd like grub-install to be
automatically run for, if any.
My choices are /dev/sda and /dev/dm-0. I choose /dev/sda, of course.
4. Go back to step 1.
Downgrading to 1.98+20100804-7 does not help, even though
1.98+20100804-7 was working fine before.
Ideas?
-------------- next part --------------
*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/mapper/data-rootfs / ext4 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/data-home /home ext4 rw,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/data-usr /usr ext4 rw,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/data-var /var ext4 rw,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts
*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0) /dev/disk/by-id/ata-HTS548080M9AT00_MRL402L4JN7TDB
*********************** 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="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
}
insmod lvm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(data-usr)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 195eaf1e-61ba-45ba-99e0-0b1f39823af1
if loadfont /share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod lvm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(data-rootfs)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set cc444533-9179-4473-91ca-b5ee2543cb26
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
insmod lvm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(data-rootfs)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set cc444533-9179-4473-91ca-b5ee2543cb26
insmod png
if background_image /boot/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, with Linux 2.6.36-rc6-686' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
insmod lvm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(data-rootfs)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set cc444533-9179-4473-91ca-b5ee2543cb26
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.36-rc6-686 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.36-rc6-686 root=/dev/mapper/data-rootfs ro quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.36-rc6-686
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.36-rc6-686 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
insmod lvm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(data-rootfs)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set cc444533-9179-4473-91ca-b5ee2543cb26
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.36-rc6-686 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.36-rc6-686 root=/dev/mapper/data-rootfs ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.36-rc6-686
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_otheros ###
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
menuentry "Ubuntu, linux 2.6.28-19-generic (on /dev/sda1)" {
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ec396464-ab46-4cba-8999-52fd7d3e30ef
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-19-generic root=UUID=ec396464-ab46-4cba-8999-52fd7d3e30ef ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-19-generic
}
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
menuentry "Ubuntu, linux 2.6.28-19-generic (single-user mode) (on /dev/sda1)" {
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ec396464-ab46-4cba-8999-52fd7d3e30ef
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-19-generic root=UUID=ec396464-ab46-4cba-8999-52fd7d3e30ef ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-19-generic
}
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
menuentry "Ubuntu, linux 2.6.28-11-generic (on /dev/sda1)" {
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ec396464-ab46-4cba-8999-52fd7d3e30ef
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=ec396464-ab46-4cba-8999-52fd7d3e30ef ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
}
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
menuentry "Ubuntu, linux 2.6.28-11-generic (single-user mode) (on /dev/sda1)" {
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ec396464-ab46-4cba-8999-52fd7d3e30ef
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=ec396464-ab46-4cba-8999-52fd7d3e30ef ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
}
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+) (on /dev/sda1)" {
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ec396464-ab46-4cba-8999-52fd7d3e30ef
linux /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200) (on /dev/sda1)" {
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ec396464-ab46-4cba-8999-52fd7d3e30ef
linux /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_otheros ###
### 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
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