Public bug reported: When a device has been specified to 'grub-probe' WITHOUT option '-d', 'grub-probe' systematically displays following error message : grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of `udev'.
This error message is logical when considering the internal point of view of 'grub-probe', but it is NOT user-friendly. Therefore, I suggest that 'grub-probe' displays an additional user-friendly advice message like the following one : grub-probe: advice: specifying a device requires option '-d'. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.39-generic 4.4.8 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon Date: Thu May 19 17:23:33 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-03 (562 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1) SourcePackage: grub2 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-05-09 (9 days ago) ** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1583691 Title: grub-probe: When a device has been specified WITHOUT option '-d', grub-probe should display an additional user-friendly advice message To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1583691/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs