Bug#609925: grub-probe select /dev/root as device for /

[Jörg Sommer]

Package: grub-common
Version: 1.99~20110106-1
Severity: normal

Hi,

grub-probe selects for an unknown reason /dev/root as device for the root
filesystem. While /dev/root is a symlink to the real device, this
selection is useless and the kernel fails to boot.

# grub-probe --target=device /
/dev/root

# ls -l /dev/root
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4  9. Jan 17:21 /dev/root -> sda4

# grep /root /boot/grub/grub.cfg
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37.tracetest+ root=/dev/root ro  nosmp radeon.agpmode=2
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37.tracetest+ root=/dev/root ro single
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37+ root=/dev/root ro  nosmp radeon.agpmode=2
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37+ root=/dev/root ro single

I don't use an initrd.

Bye, Jörg.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: unstable/experimental
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (900, 'unstable'), (700, 'experimental')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.37+
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages grub-common depends on:
ii  base-files              6.0              Debian base system miscellaneous f
ii  dpkg                    1.15.8.8         Debian package management system
ii  gettext-base            0.18.1.1-3       GNU Internationalization utilities
ii  install-info            4.13a.dfsg.1-6   Manage installed documentation in 
ii  libc6                   2.11.2-7         Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libdevmapper1.02.1      2:1.02.48-4      The Linux Kernel Device Mapper use
ii  libfreetype6            2.4.2-2.1        FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages grub-common recommends:
pn  os-prober                     <none>     (no description available)

Versions of packages grub-common suggests:
pn  grub-emu                    <none>       (no description available)
pn  multiboot-doc               <none>       (no description available)
ii  xorriso                     0.5.6.pl00-2 command line iso9660+RR manipulati

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