Package: grub Version: 0.97-64 Severity: important Tags: squeeze The command "update-grub" should update /boot/grub/device.map if there was a change of hdd (e.g. replacement). I had two servers where I recently replaced a defect hdd but even after running update-grub the device.map was not updated with the new path to the new disk. This has caused a big problem during the last boot cycle as the machine could not boot anymore (was stuck at grub boot screen).
IMO update-grub should check for validity of /boot/grub/device.map and replace a non-existant entry with the new hdd name. A workaround is to remove /boot/grub/device.map and then run update-grub. The file will then be created with the correct hdd paths/names. -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.6 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages grub depends on: ii debconf [debco 1.5.36.1 Debian configuration management sy ii grub-pc 1.98+20100804-14+squeeze1 GRand Unified Bootloader, version grub recommends no packages. grub suggests no packages. -- debconf information: * grub/migrate_from_legacy: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
