On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 22:56 +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 02:10:06AM +0100, Sam Morris wrote: > > Package: grub-pc > > Version: 1.96+20080601-2 > > Severity: grave > > Justification: renders package unusable > > > > The latest snapshot of grub2 won't boot my system. After the BIOS > > summary screen there is printed "GRUB" and at this point the system > > locks up. A hard reset is necessary: ctrl+alt+del won't do the job. > > > > I have /boot on a linux software RAID, however I am reporting this as a > > separate bug to #467501 because the symptoms are different. > > Does it work again if you revert this commit? > > > http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/grub2/fs/ext2.c?root=grub&r1=1.18&r2=1.19&view=patch
grub-install fails when probing for the filesystem module with that patch reversed: $ sudo grub-probe -t fs -v /boot/grub/ grub-probe: info: Cannot stat `/dev/hde', skipping grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda' grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688 grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1' grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2' grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb' grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb1' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb1' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb1' grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda' grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688 grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1' grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2' grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb' grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb1' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb1' grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdg' grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdg' grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdg1' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdg1' grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdg2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdg2' grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704 grub-probe: info: changing current directory to /dev/mapper grub-probe: info: changing current directory to /dev grub-probe: info: changing current directory to mapper grub-probe: info: changing current directory to snd grub-probe: info: changing current directory to net grub-probe: info: changing current directory to loop grub-probe: info: changing current directory to shm grub-probe: info: changing current directory to network grub-probe: info: changing current directory to pts grub-probe: info: opening md0 grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2' grub-probe: error: out of disk -- Sam Morris http://robots.org.uk/ PGP key id 1024D/5EA01078 3412 EA18 1277 354B 991B C869 B219 7FDB 5EA0 1078
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