I also get a segv when running under kernels using exec-shield. (http://people.redhat.com/mingo/exec-shield/).
# grub-probe No path or device is specified. Try ``grub-probe --help'' for more information. # grub-probe -v -d /dev/hda Segmentation fault There was no output from grub-install offering a clue about the source of the failure (grub-probe segving). The absence of the expected output offered a clue that there was a problem. # grub-install /dev/hda # echo $? 1 I first encountered the error during a kernel install which offered only the following: Running postinst hook script update-grub. Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub User postinst hook script [update-grub] exited with value 139 Workaround: # echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/exec-shield # grub-install /dev/hda install_device=/dev/hda Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub Installation finished. No error reported. This is the contents of the device map /boot/grub/device.map. Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is incorrect, fix it and re-run the script `grub-install'. (hd0) /dev/hda (hd1) /dev/hdc # echo 2 > /proc/sys/kernel/exec-shield -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
