Bug#608449: grub-pc: infinite debconf prompt loop (10 which devices? 20 continue without installing? 30 goto 10)

2011-01-04 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: * Use semicolons rather than commas to separate size from model in debconf disk and partition descriptions; commas are too easily confused with the multiselect choice separator, and in particular make it impossible to answer questions

Bug#608449: grub-pc: infinite debconf prompt loop (10 which devices? 20 continue without installing? 30 goto 10)

2010-12-31 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 05:48:53PM -0600, Jonathan Nieder wrote: Stock squeeze system. Upgrading grub-pc, I am asked: | # 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. [...] | #

Bug#608449: grub-pc: infinite debconf prompt loop (10 which devices? 20 continue without installing? 30 goto 10)

2010-12-31 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Colin Watson wrote: Would it be possible to get a log with DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer set in the environment, to confirm exactly what's going on here? Gladly. | # cupt install grub-pc | Building the package cache... [done] | Initializing package resolver and worker... [done] | Scheduling

Bug#608449: grub-pc: infinite debconf prompt loop (10 which devices? 20 continue without installing? 30 goto 10)

2010-12-30 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Package: grub-pc Version: 1.98+20100804-11 Severity: grave Justification: breaks upgrade Stock squeeze system. Upgrading grub-pc, I am asked: | # You are using the editor-based debconf frontend to configure | # your system. See the end of this document for detailed | # instructions. |

Bug#608449: grub-pc: infinite debconf prompt loop (10 which devices? 20 continue without installing? 30 goto 10)

2010-12-30 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Jonathan Nieder wrote: Bugscript output attached. Not my best day for attachments. Here's the actual bugscript result. *** BEGIN /proc/mounts /dev/mapper/copier-root / ext3 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered 0 0 /dev/sda1 /boot ext2 rw,relatime,errors=continue 0 0

Bug#608449: grub-pc: infinite debconf prompt loop (10 which devices? 20 continue without installing? 30 goto 10)

2010-12-30 Thread Jonathan Nieder
found 608449 grub2/1.98+20100804-10 quit Jonathan Nieder wrote: Version: 1.98+20100804-11 [...] What if I just want to use the old version of grub-pc, which worked? Harder than it sounds. Symptoms are the same with 1.98+20100804-10 (even though I had successfully installed it before!).