[Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
oneiric has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the oneiric task for this ticket as Won't Fix. ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Oneiric) Status: Triaged = Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
Hi Mike, On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:21 AM, mikifin 948...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: I would say that the issue is fixed, I do have a couple of comments. I'm glad things are working for you now. 1. Labelling the folders of the installed files with version i.e. grub2 ver1.1 or Ubuntu 10.4.03 etc. on the installed system would help you and users keep track of what has been installed, particularly over time when trying to back track an issue. Worked well in the DOS Windows world, why not take advantage of this? Well, it's wubi who makes the folders. Probably you should pass your proposition to wubi developers. 2. I think that a windows users rather than a newbie corner be setup so entry into Linux/Ubuntu in this case is easier. For instance, it has never been necessary for me to know that only four operating system primary partitions are possible or that it is practice for may manufacturers to take up all these partitions with all their stuff and thus make it impossible to mount up another OS. I can only find tangential mention of this whole area of computing on the web and most of it is from a professional point of view, not explanation for users. It is also not mentioned anywhere that the windows user needs to shift the system to a static drive setup, change the partitions etc. to add Linux in this case Ubuntu. To top this all off windows only mentions this situation in one warning box and only the first time the user bumps into this issue. I worked as a black box tester for companies in the Northwest like Microsoft and they had a system for handling this data. It took me months and scanning virtual reams of information to piece together this information (I am a little obsessive) from the web and the Ubuntu site. If you want more adopters, not just gear heads, or insomniacs like me to use Linux this whole area of finding the data needs to be addressed. For the time being I would add a link on your site with information like this directed specifically to Windows users, a running data sheet if you will. I think these are two separate issue. As for the 4 primary partitions limit, I think everything is pretty good here: as I told before wubi installations don't need any separate partition so they are not affected. And if you are using Ubiquity (main Ubuntu installer) you only have two choices: delete everything or do partitioning by hand. And in the latter case you better know something about partitioning (or read the Installation Guide) so 4 primary partitions limitation should be a problem. As for the dynamic disks I think Wubi should detect this situation and stop with an error. Thanks for your feedback. Regards, Ilya. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Triaged ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = High ** Also affects: grub2 (Ubuntu Oneiric) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: grub2 (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: High Status: Triaged ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Oneiric) Status: New = Triaged ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Oneiric) Importance: Undecided = High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
This bug was fixed in the package grub2 - 1.99-18ubuntu1 --- grub2 (1.99-18ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low * Resynchronise with Debian. Remaining changes: - Adjust for default Ubuntu boot options (quiet splash). - Default to hiding the menu; holding down Shift at boot will show it. - Set a monochromatic theme and an appropriate background for Ubuntu. - Apply Ubuntu GRUB Legacy changes to legacy update-grub script. - Fix backslash-escaping in merge_debconf_into_conf. - Remove GNU/Linux from default distributor string. - Add crashkernel option. - Bypass menu unless other OSes are installed or Shift is pressed. - Allow Shift to interrupt 'sleep --interruptible'. - Reduce visual clutter in normal mode. - Remove verbose messages printed before reading configuration. - Suppress kernel/initrd progress messages, except in recovery mode. - Show the boot menu if the previous boot failed. - Don't generate device.map during grub-install or grub-mkconfig. - Adjust upgrade version checks for Ubuntu. - Suppress GRUB loading message unless Shift is held down. - Adjust versions of grub-doc and grub-legacy-doc conflicts. - Fix LVM/RAID probing in the absence of /boot/grub/device.map. - Look for .mo files in /usr/share/locale-langpack first. - Build-depend on qemu-kvm rather than qemu-system for grub-pc tests. - Check hardware support before using gfxpayload=keep. - Put second and subsequent Linux menu entries in a submenu. - Preferred resolution detection for VBE. - Set vt.handoff=7 for smooth handoff to kernel graphical mode. - Update default/grub.md5sum to include maverick's default md5sum. - In recovery mode, add nomodeset to the Linux kernel arguments, and remove the 'set gfxpayload=keep' command. - Skip Windows os-prober entries on Wubi systems, and suppress the menu by default if those are the only other-OS entries. - Handle probing striped DM-RAID devices. - Replace 'single' by 'recovery' when friendly-recovery is installed. - Use qemu -no-kvm in tests for now to work around LP #947597. - Disable cursor as early as possible in grub_main. grub2 (1.99-18) unstable; urgency=low [ Colin Watson ] * Ensure that /sbin and /usr/sbin are in $PATH when running tests (closes: #662916). * mkconfig_loopback.patch: Use different GRUB loop devices for different OS loop devices (thanks, bcbc; LP: #888281). * Backport from upstream: - Add support for LZO compression in btrfs (LP: #727535). - Fix efiemu configure check. [ Ilya Yanok ] * Backport from upstream: - Make FAT UUID uppercase to match Linux (LP: #948716). [ Debconf translations ] * Norwegian Bokmål (Hans Fredrik Nordhaug). * Gujarati (Kartik Mistry). Closes: #663542 -- Colin Watson cjwat...@ubuntu.com Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:00:22 + ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Precise) Status: Triaged = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
Hi all, I have completed these tests with the new wubi file I got from Ilya. 1. I used it to un-install my current version of Ubuntu 10.40.3 (?) and that worked without a problem removing the bootstrap files so that Win7 boots correctly and removed the Ubuntu system files from the primary C drive. 2. I used the new wubi file to install version 12x of Ubuntu to my customized system and it worked flawlessly to install and uninstall Ubuntu to both the primary logical drive C and to a back partition as well. 3. I re-imaged and installed to an OEM system (after setting up the HDD in preparation- dynamic to static, and setting up extended partitions to free primary partition for Linux) and used the new wubi file without issue to install and un-install Ubuntu to the system both to the primary and back partitions. I would say that the issue is fixed, I do have a couple of comments. 1. Labelling the folders of the installed files with version i.e. grub2 ver1.1 or Ubuntu 10.4.03 etc. on the installed system would help you and users keep track of what has been installed, particularly over time when trying to back track an issue. Worked well in the DOS Windows world, why not take advantage of this? 2. I think that a windows users rather than a newbie corner be setup so entry into Linux/Ubuntu in this case is easier. For instance, it has never been necessary for me to know that only four operating system primary partitions are possible or that it is practice for may manufacturers to take up all these partitions with all their stuff and thus make it impossible to mount up another OS. I can only find tangential mention of this whole area of computing on the web and most of it is from a professional point of view, not explanation for users. It is also not mentioned anywhere that the windows user needs to shift the system to a static drive setup, change the partitions etc. to add Linux in this case Ubuntu. To top this all off windows only mentions this situation in one warning box and only the first time the user bumps into this issue. I worked as a black box tester for companies in the Northwest like Microsoft and they had a system for handling this data. It took me months and scanning virtual reams of information to piece together this information (I am a little obsessive) from the web and the Ubuntu site. If you want more adopters, not just gear heads, or insomniacs like me to use Linux this whole area of finding the data needs to be addressed. For the time being I would add a link on your site with information like this directed specifically to Windows users, a running data sheet if you will. Thanks, great working with you folks Mike -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
I downloaded the file. Let's review, so that I get you what you want. I am going to image the PC as it is. Wipe it and install Ubuntu using your file on a OEM Windows 7 system. This may take awhile, maybe several days. First, I have to say that I was attempting to install 11.04 and installing the files to a back partition in my case H directly from the Ubuntu site not with a CD/DVD. Now, this is the process I used initially and I will repeat it using your new file. I opened a network connection from a Windows 7 Home Premium OS, downloaded wubi from the Ubuntu site and ran it on my desktop and it appeared that wubi went onto the internet and downloaded the files from Ubuntu for the 11.04 version and installed them to the H drive. The Windows boot menu appeared, I selected Ubuntu and next a grub2? boot menu appeared and I selected Ubuntu and it failed. I got an email from bcbc and followed his email to collect the information he needed and passed on to Ilya. Since that time I did three things. I investigated the issue from the windows side. First I discovered that the Windows system was setup on a dynamic drive. Then second I discovered that I had to shift the drive to a static drive to install another OS and did that. I then discovered (as is common on most OEM computers like Dell) that they fill up the drive with primary partitions so that you can't install another type of operating system. It seems Windows systems only allow four primary partitions, so third I turned two of the partitions to extended partition, which gave me the ability to install another OS. One point, mostly for Windows users, the windows operating system will only trigger the (you must change some of your partitions to extended partitions to add another primary partition [you need to do this to add another operating system]) warning ONCE, so if you miss this warning you can chase your tail all day and not be able to add Linux and not know why. In preparation for doing a more conservative install of an older version of Linux I did this. I decided to backstep to 10.43 and changed the partitioning as described above and then installed the Ubuntu files using a downloaded Ubuntu image ISO on a DVD and used the wubi.exe in the image and directed the installer to put the files on the C or primary partition (sda0?) instead of a back partition and it worked like a charm. This tells us that there isn't anything in the hardware creating the problem and nothing intrinsic with Windows 7 and all its patches to cause the problem. So to recap, I am going to install the OEM Windows 7 image. THIS TIME I am going to go through all the hard drive changes, FIRST, (this may have triggered the UUID detection process) with the target for the installed Linux files being loaded and installed to the back partition DIRECTLY from the web image of the latest version of Ubuntu (I am assuming here that the wubi installer and Ubuntu version are set to install the latest stable version of Ubuntu directly from the Ubuntu site). Letting the wubi installer go onto the Ubuntu site and download the Ubuntu files from the site and install them to the back drive as I tried to do initially. This way we can learn if it is with the whole download and install directly from the internet process (files pulled from the wrong place on the site? or corruption in transit). If this works using your NEW file then problem solved. If it fails I will run the same commands shown in the previous emails to gather information and then run the latest 64 bit version from an ISO that I will download and use your new wubi file to see if I can make it pick up the disk and install it (bypassing the wubi file in the image) (directions on how to do this may be needed) and see if this works after I wipe the machine and install the clean OEM windows 7 image. Sorry to make your eyes bleed, but since this takes a lot of work I want to make sure we are all on the same page about the process. If there are any caveats, directions, changes etc. email me. Mike -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
Hi Mike, I will try to answer your questions. On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 10:22 AM, mikifin 948...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Let's review, so that I get you what you want. I am going to image the PC as it is. Wipe it and install Ubuntu using your file on a OEM Windows 7 system. This may take awhile, maybe several days. You ought not to this, I'm pretty sure that the bug is fixed now so only to this if you really wish to and have time. Probably you don't need to wipe everything, installing copy of Ubuntu to H:\ drive seems to be good enough test to me. First, I have to say that I was attempting to install 11.04 and installing the files to a back partition in my case H directly from the Ubuntu site not with a CD/DVD. Yes, I understood. H: drive is the one with FAT filesystem, right? (that's the key point). I just realized that the version I uploaded would install Ubuntu 12.04. I'm sorry but I don't know the proper way to create wubi for older releases. I've changed isolist.ini file to match 11.04 and uploaded the new version to the same location. You can try it (it will say that it's going to install 12.04 but that's not true -- it will try with 11.04) but I can't guarantee it will work correctly -- don't use it unless you have time for another iteration. Now, this is the process I used initially and I will repeat it using your new file. I opened a network connection from a Windows 7 Home Premium OS, downloaded wubi from the Ubuntu site and ran it on my desktop and it appeared that wubi went onto the internet and downloaded the files from Ubuntu for the 11.04 version and installed them to the H drive. The Windows boot menu appeared, I selected Ubuntu and next a grub2? boot menu appeared and I selected Ubuntu and it failed. That sounds reasonable. Since that time I did three things. I investigated the issue from the windows side. First I discovered that the Windows system was setup on a dynamic drive. Then second I discovered that I had to shift the drive to a static drive to install another OS and did that. I then discovered (as Uh. So, had you done this conversion (dynamic to basic) before trying Wubi? Actually Linux supports dynamic disks but grub2 does not so one can't boot Ubuntu system from dynamic disk. is common on most OEM computers like Dell) that they fill up the drive with primary partitions so that you can't install another type of operating system. It seems Windows systems only allow four primary That's generic partition table limitation not Windows one. partitions, so third I turned two of the partitions to extended partition, which gave me the ability to install another OS. That's ok but please note that you can skip this if you are going to use Wubi -- it doesn't need separate partition. I decided to backstep to 10.43 and changed the partitioning as Uh? What's 10.43? described above and then installed the Ubuntu files using a downloaded Ubuntu image ISO on a DVD and used the wubi.exe in the image and directed the installer to put the files on the C or primary partition (sda0?) instead of a back partition and it worked like a charm. This It's sda1 and it's NTFS (not FAT) -- that's the key difference. Again, probably you don't have to reinstall everything: now you at least have the working system and unfortunately I can't guarantee that my wubi.exe will work with 11.04. Regards, Ilya. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
** Branch linked: lp:~ilya-yanok/ubuntu/precise/grub2/fix-for-948716 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
** Also affects: grub (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
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/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
** Package changed: grub (Ubuntu) = grub2 (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/grub/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
** No longer affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) ** Project changed: grub = grub2 (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
** Branch linked: lp:~ilya-yanok/ubuntu/oneiric/grub2/fix-for-948716 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 948716] Re: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase
I've added the branch that fixes that bug for Oneiric (it looks like Precise needs to be fixed too and probably some old releases). Also I've rebuilt Wubi with fixed grub. @mikifin, could you test this version http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ilya-yanok/+junk/wubi-build/view/head:/wubi.exe ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948716 Title: grub-probe erroneously returns FAT UUID in lowercase To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/948716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
