Bug#736928: /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of `'.

[Kanchana Meas]

On 29/01/2014 00:03, Colin Watson wrote:
>
> Sorry, I'm an idiot.  The grub-probe error doubtless comes from
> grub-mkconfig, not grub-install.  Could you instead run:
>
>   sudo sh -x /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig >/dev/null 2>grub-mkconfig.err
>
> ... and attach grub-mkconfig.err?  After that I can get back to you and
> tell you the grub-probe -vv command I need (or you can look through the
> log and find it yourself if you'd like, but I'd still appreciate having
> the grub-mkconfig error output).
>
>
Hi,

Here is.

k.

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+ set -e
+ prefix=/usr
+ exec_prefix=/usr
+ datarootdir=/usr/share
+ prefix=/usr
+ exec_prefix=/usr
+ sbindir=/usr/sbin
+ bindir=/usr/bin
+ sysconfdir=/etc
+ PACKAGE_NAME=GRUB
+ PACKAGE_VERSION=2.02~beta2-5
+ host_os=linux-gnu
+ datadir=/usr/share
+ [ x = x ]
+ pkgdatadir=/usr/share/grub
+ grub_cfg=
+ grub_mkconfig_dir=/etc/grub.d
+ basename /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig
+ self=grub-mkconfig
+ grub_probe=/usr/sbin/grub-probe
+ grub_file=/usr/bin/grub-file
+ grub_editenv=/usr/bin/grub-editenv
+ grub_script_check=/usr/bin/grub-script-check
+ export TEXTDOMAIN=grub
+ export TEXTDOMAINDIR=/usr/share/locale
+ . /usr/share/grub/grub-mkconfig_lib
+ prefix=/usr
+ exec_prefix=/usr
+ datarootdir=/usr/share
+ datadir=/usr/share
+ bindir=/usr/bin
+ sbindir=/usr/sbin
+ [ x/usr/share/grub = x ]
+ test x/usr/sbin/grub-probe = x
+ test x/usr/bin/grub-file = x
+ test x = x
+ grub_mkrelpath=/usr/bin/grub-mkrelpath
+ which gettext
+ :
+ grub_tab=	
+ test 0 -gt 0
+ fgrep -qs ${GRUB_PREFIX}/video.lst /etc/grub.d/00_header
+ [ x = x ]
+ id -u
+ EUID=0
+ [ 0 != 0 ]
+ set /usr/sbin/grub-probe dummy
+ test -f /usr/sbin/grub-probe
+ :
+ /usr/sbin/grub-probe --target=device /
+ GRUB_DEVICE=/dev/sda5
+ /usr/sbin/grub-probe --device /dev/sda5 --target=fs_uuid
+ GRUB_DEVICE_UUID=98fd058c-8d0f-4cc0-9249-df7b18066d84
+ /usr/sbin/grub-probe --target=device /boot
+ GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT=/dev/sda1
+ /usr/sbin/grub-probe --device /dev/sda1 --target=fs_uuid
+ GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT_UUID=aa3ec81b-71c6-4419-b382-892c690b3ac7
+ /usr/sbin/grub-probe --device /dev/sda5 --target=fs
+ GRUB_FS=ext2
+ [ xext2 = xunknown ]
+ test -f /etc/default/grub
+ . /etc/default/grub
+ GRUB_DEFAULT=0
+ GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
+ lsb_release -i -s
+ GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=Debian
+ GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=quiet
+ GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=
+ [ -e /etc/default/grub.d/*.cfg ]
+ [ x != x ]
+ termoutdefault=0
+ [ x = x ]
+ GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=gfxterm
+ termoutdefault=1
+ GRUB_ACTUAL_DEFAULT=0
+ [ x0 = xsaved ]
+ [ x = x ]
+ GRUB_RECOVERY_TITLE=recovery mode
+ export GRUB_DEVICE GRUB_DEVICE_UUID GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT GRUB_DEVICE_BOOT_UUID GRUB_FS GRUB_FONT GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES GRUB_ACTUAL_DEFAULT
+ export GRUB_DEFAULT GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET GRUB_TIMEOUT GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE GRUB_DEFAULT_BUTTON GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_BUTTON GRUB_TIMEOUT_BUTTON GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE_BUTTON GRUB_BUTTON_CMOS_ADDRESS GRUB_BUTTON_CMOS_CLEAN GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT GRUB_CMDLINE_XEN GRUB_CMDLINE_XEN_DEFAULT GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_XEN_REPLACE GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_XEN_REPLACE_DEFAULT GRUB_CMDLINE_NETBSD GRUB_CMDLINE_NETBSD_DEFAULT GRUB_CMDLINE_GNUMACH GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY GRUB_VIDEO_BACKEND GRUB_GFXMODE GRUB_BACKGROUND GRUB_THEME GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER GRUB_INIT_TUNE GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK GRUB_BADRAM GRUB_OS_PROBER_SKIP_LIST GRUB_DISABLE_SUBMENU GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT GRUB_RECOVERY_TITLE
+ test x != x
+ gettext Generating grub configuration file ...
Generating grub configuration file ...+ echo

+ cat
+ grub_file_is_not_garbage /etc/grub.d/00_header
+ test -f /etc/grub.d/00_header
+ return 0
+ test -x /etc/grub.d/00_header
+ echo
+ echo ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
+ /etc/grub.d/00_header
+ echo ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
+ grub_file_is_not_garbage /etc/grub.d/00_header-bk
+ test -f /etc/grub.d/00_header-bk
+ return 0
+ test -x /etc/grub.d/00_header-bk
+ echo
+ echo ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header-bk ###
+ /etc/grub.d/00_header-bk
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of `'.
No path or device is specified.
Usage: grub-probe [OPTION...] [OPTION]... [PATH|DEVICE]
Try 'grub-probe --help' or 'grub-probe --usage' for more information.