Package: grub
Version: 0.97-37
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks the whole system
grub-install '(hd0)' reports The file /boot/grub/stage1 not read
correctly.
The problem occurs when grub-install is using dump for some kind
of verification. The log is written to /tmp file with a random
name:
# cat grubJM5Q31
GNU GRUB version 0.97 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
[ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For
the first word, TAB lists possible command
completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
completions of a device/filename. ]
grub dump (md0)/grub/stage1 /tmp/grubrakRL1
Error 23: Error while parsing number
grub quit
This is a regression from Etch. In fact, simply copying
/usr/sbin/grub-install from Etch into another directory
and running it without replacing any other grub component
works.
This happens on a lot of systems but most people don't run
grub-install on a working system. We have a policy of
always running grub-install after updating the grub package
so we see this problem sooner than most.
-- Package-specific info:
*** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(fd0) /dev/fd0
(hd0) /dev/hde
(hd1) /dev/hdg
*** END /boot/grub/device.map
*** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/md1 / ext3 rw,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/md1 /dev/.static/dev ext3 rw,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/VG0-ACCT /store/ACCT ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/VG0-IMS++ /cache/IMS++ ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/VG0-JPG /cache/JPG ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/VG0-MP3 /store/MP3 ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/VG0-OLD /store/OLD ext3 rw,noatime,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/VG0-mpa--sf.yosemite.net.1 /BACKUP/mpa-sf.yosemite.net.1 ext3
rw,noatime,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/VG0-mpa--sf.yosemite.net.2 /BACKUP/mpa-sf.yosemite.net.2 ext3
rw,noatime,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/mapper/VG0-mpa--sf.yosemite.net.3 /BACKUP/mpa-sf.yosemite.net.3 ext3
rw,noatime,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/md0 /boot ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0
*** END /proc/mounts
*** BEGIN /boot/grub/menu.lst
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not change this entry to 'saved' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 5
# Pretty colours
color cyan/blue white/blue
### PASSWORD LINE REMOVED ###
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
### PASSWORD LINE REMOVED ###
### PASSWORD LINE REMOVED ###
### PASSWORD LINE REMOVED ###
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/md1 ro panic=60
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
##
