/usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/pxe.mod missing from grub2 on jaunty i386

[Lars Noodén]

The file /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/pxe.mod seems to be missing from grub2 on jaunty for i386

When trying to make a pxe image, it shows up in the error.

$ grub-mkimage --output=core.img --prefix="(pxe)/boot/grub" pxe pxecmd
grub-mkimage: error: cannot stat /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/pxe.mod

The file is not present in jaunty on i386.
FWIW Debian sid has it but not Debian lenny.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.04
Release: 9.04

$ apt-cache policy grub2
grub2:
  Installed: 1.96+20080724-12ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1.96+20080724-12ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1.96+20080724-12ubuntu2 0
        500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Felix Zielcke (fzielcke)]

PXE support was added upstream on 2008-08-05, so a bit too late for the jaunty version.
Just use the karmic version if you want to have it.

[Lars Noodén (larsnooden)]

I just this afternoon rolled back from karmic to jaunty because grub in karmic could not find my other linux partitions, let alone osx and bsd.

It is a fairly unpleasant workaround to wipe the hd and give karmic another try.

In a week or two when I go back to multiboot, I can give partition data. But for now grub in the default installation process in karmic does not find the other partitions.

[Felix Zielcke (fzielcke)]

Am Mittwoch, den 09.09.2009, 15:25 +0000 schrieb Lars Noodén:
> I just this afternoon rolled back from karmic to jaunty because grub in
> karmic could not find my other linux partitions, let alone osx and bsd.
>
> It is a fairly unpleasant workaround to wipe the hd and give karmic
> another try.
>
> In a week or two when I go back to multiboot, I can give partition data.
> But for now grub in the default installation process in karmic does not
> find the other partitions.

A recent version of os-prober had a bug but that has been fixed now.
If it still doestn't add your other Linux distributions after you
updated karmic to the lastest state and ran update-grub, then Colin can
problable tell you how to debug this.

Or you could just use the karmic version of GRUB 2 under jaunty.
Ok that wasn't that clear from my first post.
The dependencies aren't that special so it would only run under jaunty.

> ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
> Status: Invalid => Incomplete

If you set the bug to incomplete and report a *different* problem, then
you should also update the description and title of it.

--
Felix Zielcke
Proud Debian Maintainer

[Lars Noodén (larsnooden)]

Thanks. Backporting is another work-around to try. Karmic is still installing right now.

I've moved this bug back to invalid. It's close enough for government work.
However, the practice of tagging bugs as any kind of closed/resolve prior to having an actual working solution may not be the wisest.

[Felix Zielcke (fzielcke)]

Am Mittwoch, den 09.09.2009, 16:04 +0000 schrieb Lars Noodén:
> I've moved this bug back to invalid. It's close enough for government
> work.
> However, the practice of tagging bugs as any kind of closed/resolve
> prior to having an actual working solution may not be the wisest.
>

Well the solution for your initial reported problem (i.e. having
pxe.mod) is quiet clear. Just use the karmic package.

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Felix Zielcke
Proud Debian Maintainer