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 ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(single-user) single # altoptions=(single-user mode) single ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=all ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g. memtest86=true ## memtest86=false # memtest86=true ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system ## can be true or false # updatedefaultentry=false ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options ## can be true or false # savedefault=false ## ## End Default Options ## title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-1-686 root (hd0,0) kernel //vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-686 root=/dev/md1 ro panic=60 initrd //initrd.img-2.6.24-1-686 title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-1-686 (single-user mode) root (hd0,0) kernel //vmlinuz-2.6.24-1-686 root=/dev/md1 ro panic=60 single initrd //initrd.img-2.6.24-1-686 title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-6-686 root (hd0,0) kernel //vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-686 root=/dev/md1 ro panic=60 initrd //initrd.img-2.6.18-6-686 title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-6-686 (single-user mode) root (hd0,0) kernel //vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-686 root=/dev/md1 ro panic=60 single initrd //initrd.img-2.6.18-6-686 ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST *********************** END /boot/grub/menu.lst -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages grub depends on: ii grub-common 1.96+20080426-1 GRand Unified Bootloader, version ii libc6 2.7-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libncurses5 5.6+20080308-1 Shared libraries for terminal hand grub recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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