On 14.01.2013 08:07, John Frank wrote: > Hello, I am receiving an error when trying to upgrade Linux Mint > Debian Edition (based on this image: 201204 MATE/Cinnamon 64-bit). I > have tried using both the LinuxMint and Debian Testing repositories, > and the Grub replacement refuses to install. The requested output is > as follows: > > juhani@jukka-mint:~$ /usr/sbin/grub-probe > --device-map="/boot/grub/device.map" --target=fs -v /boot/grub > /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Cannot stat > `/dev/disk/by-id/ata-VBOX_HARDDISK_VBade324ee-8f9e2e56', skipping. > /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sda1. > Check your device.map. > juhani@jukka-mint:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/grub-probe > --device-map="/boot/grub/device.map" --target=fs -v /boot/grub > /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Cannot stat > `/dev/disk/by-id/ata-VBOX_HARDDISK_VBade324ee-8f9e2e56', skipping. > /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: /dev/sda1 starts from 2048. > /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: opening the device /dev/sda. > /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of /dev/sda is 625142448. > /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Partition 0 starts from 2048. > /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: opening /dev/sda,msdos1. > /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of /dev/sda is 625142448. > /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: not a directory.
Sounds like for some reason GRUB thinks that your "/" isn't a directory. Which FS is /dev/sda1? Have you tried using latest GRUB? > > Hopefully you have some advice, > Thanks in advance, > John Frank > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-grub mailing list > Bug-grub@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub > -- Regards Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
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