[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
Recently encountered this, and I turned up this page while searching for solutions, and I hate to turn this into a "forum" post but I wanted to leave this here for anyone else beating their head against the wall over this. On my afflicted system one of the partitions that was part of my btrfs raid 1 array did not have a type. fdisk, changed the type to Linux and grub was happy. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
I still see this (or very similar errors) on 13.10, with / on btrfs (multidevice sda3 sdb3) and /boot on devicemapper raid1 (sda2 and sdb2). Since my symptoms look cosmetical only, I haven't tried deleting anything in /etc/grub.d. tv@zulu:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description:Ubuntu 13.10 Release:13.10 Codename: saucy tv@zulu:~$ sudo update-grub Generating grub.cfg ... /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sdb3 /dev/sda3. Check your device.map. Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-12-generic /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sdb3 /dev/sda3. Check your device.map. Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin done tv@zulu:~$ grep /dev/sd /proc/mounts /dev/sdb3 / btrfs rw,relatime,space_cache 0 0 /dev/sdb3 /home btrfs rw,relatime,space_cache 0 0 tv@zulu:~$ grep /boot /proc/mounts /dev/md0 /boot ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 0 tv@zulu:~$ sudo mdadm --detail /dev/md0 /dev/md0: Version : 1.2 Creation Time : Mon Oct 28 10:01:06 2013 Raid Level : raid1 Array Size : 976320 (953.60 MiB 999.75 MB) Used Dev Size : 976320 (953.60 MiB 999.75 MB) Raid Devices : 2 Total Devices : 2 Persistence : Superblock is persistent Update Time : Tue Dec 24 15:34:00 2013 State : clean Active Devices : 2 Working Devices : 2 Failed Devices : 0 Spare Devices : 0 Name : zulu:0 (local to host zulu) UUID : c65746ce:08f53527:8494833c:c4723a0d Events : 19 Number Major Minor RaidDevice State 0 8 180 active sync /dev/sdb2 1 821 active sync /dev/sda2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
[Expired for grub2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
Had the same issue, resolved by: rm /etc/grub.d/00_header.backup -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
Problem solved for me! The tipp of Kirill was perfect. The updated created the file /etc/grub.d/00_header.myversion which leads to the problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
I tried both: With and without a device.map Btw.: in hte configuration dialog, I choose to install grub on sda. (-hd0) Here is the device.map: # cat /boot/grub/device.map (hd0) /dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HDS721075KLA330_GTE200P8G1E7HE (hd1) /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3750330NS_9QK1YCFE (hd2) /dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_HD753LJ_S13UJ1MQ30648 And the df output: # df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/mapper/LVM--MD1-kubuntu--root 48057224 39004160 6611848 86% / udev 612090012 6120888 1% /dev tmpfs2453352 904 2452448 1% /run none5120 0 5120 0% /run/lock none 6133376 7484 6125892 1% /run/shm none 102400 0102400 0% /run/user /dev/md0 467302138767303604 32% /boot /dev/mapper/LVM--MD1-rtems--nfs 1032088377356602304 39% /mnt/rtemsnfs /dev/mapper/LVM--MD1-tftpboot1032088 52020927640 6% /mnt/tftpboot /dev/mapper/root-home1030072 80228897520 9% /root /dev/mapper/heandr 516059576 43260800 446584480 9% /home/heandr /dev/mapper/LVM--MD1-project 619273992 256980120 330836592 44% /home/heandr/Projects -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
Can you run sudo grub-probe -t device -d /dev/mapper/LVM--MD1-kubuntu-- root and post the output? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
For me the suggested command sequence (purge + install) don't fix the problem. # update-grub Generating grub.cfg ... cat: /video.lst: No such file or directory /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of . /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. I have a software raid as boot partition. # blkid /dev/sda1: UUID=45aa82a9-5fc2-6eae-8795-1fcf28759b4f UUID_SUB=ac14b6d9-8c9c-478d-79d8-39b942b29b48 LABEL=ubuntu:0 TYPE=linux_raid_member /dev/sda2: UUID=235bd0a9-005a-c373-6d65-97a6c29d2e13 UUID_SUB=81f0c4d9-5d46-f47b-2a72-71f5382a78ac LABEL=ubuntu:1 TYPE=linux_raid_member /dev/sdb1: UUID=45aa82a9-5fc2-6eae-8795-1fcf28759b4f UUID_SUB=820d518d-0cce-692a-e01c-62e8b85fc696 LABEL=ubuntu:0 TYPE=linux_raid_member /dev/sdb2: UUID=235bd0a9-005a-c373-6d65-97a6c29d2e13 UUID_SUB=6fc7a785-c04c-bd9d-97f0-6b77922a2e51 LABEL=ubuntu:1 TYPE=linux_raid_member /dev/sdc1: UUID=45aa82a9-5fc2-6eae-8795-1fcf28759b4f UUID_SUB=ac00f434-005a-fc22-4d48-c115e4bd6273 LABEL=ubuntu:0 TYPE=linux_raid_member /dev/sdc2: UUID=235bd0a9-005a-c373-6d65-97a6c29d2e13 UUID_SUB=c17bc39d-c898-e12e-cace-de0a71ad4603 LABEL=ubuntu:1 TYPE=linux_raid_member /dev/md0: LABEL=TUSH_BOOT UUID=a2c9766f-4a3c-41d5-8eaf-f55518653820 TYPE=ext2 /dev/md1: UUID=6YlTj9-9lt3-rJOR-x8j3-jXSe-aDpW-rEWBwq TYPE=LVM2_member [...] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
Do you have a /boot/grub/device.map file? Can yuo post the output of the df command? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
I run the following two commands. It purged and reinstalled grub and it solved my problem. sudo apt-get purge grub grub-pc grub-common sudo apt-get install grub-common grub-pc -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
Glad you fixed it. ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
/boot/grub$ sudo cat device.map [sudo] password for u910a6: (hd0) /dev/disk/by-id/ata-HITACHI_HTS723232A7A364_E3834563JK71MN sudo grub-probe -d /dev/disk/by-id/ata-HITACHI_HTS723232A7A364_E3834563JK71MN -t drive (hd0) sudo update-grub Generating grub.cfg ... /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of . /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. So I first cat device.map, then run grub-probe successfully, but fail at update-grub. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
Can you please run sudo grub-probe -d /dev/mapper/isw_cijbaaefjb_Volume0 -t drive? Also do you have a /boot/grub/device.map file? ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
I was upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10, Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... Setting up grub-pc (2.00-7ubuntu11) ... Installation finished. No error reported. Generating grub.cfg ... cat: /video.lst: No such file or directory /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of . /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. dpkg: error processing grub-pc (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1069856] Re: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map.
here is more info: $ blkid /dev/sdb: TYPE=isw_raid_member /dev/sdc: TYPE=isw_raid_member /dev/sdd1: LABEL=USB DISK UUID=1B77-5EA6 TYPE=vfat /dev/mapper/isw_cijbaaefjb_Volume0p1: LABEL=System Reserved UUID=20647F8B647F6288 TYPE=ntfs /dev/mapper/isw_cijbaaefjb_Volume0p2: UUID=D216832016830527 TYPE=ntfs /dev/mapper/isw_cijbaaefjb_Volume1p1: LABEL=sys UUID=b369150b-f49e-4e96-9520-6165f24829dd TYPE=ext4 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069856 Title: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for . Check your device.map. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1069856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
