No progressin beyond "reading partition info"

[Paul Backhouse]

me@mycomputer:~$ grub-customizer
 *** initializing (w/o specified bootloader type)…
   * reading partition info…

And it just sits there.

Running OS: Ubuntu 12.10.
Version of grub-customizer: 3.0.2-0ubuntu1~ppa1p

(note I had to pull the version from Synaptic, since $grub-customizer --version is prone to the same bug)

[Rudolfs Caune (djbacons)]

same problem on ubuntu 12.10 Desktop 32bit.
Waited for several minutes but nothing. :(

[paulhart (paul-hartworks)]

I have installed as directed, then uninstalled, then reinstalled with -f.
 Nothing makes a difference as the app doesn't start. Tried it from the terminal and I get:
*** initializing (w/o specified bootloader type)...
    * reading partition info...
Nothing happens after that. Eventually I "Close this Terminal" even though it says "a process is running in this terminal. Closing the terminal will kill it."
I fully endorse the idea of Grub-Customizer, and appreciate your efforts for the community. This is long overdue. I would appreciate it being part of the Ubuntu package, but clearly this "bug" will need to be cleared up.
Thank you.
Paul

[paulhart (paul-hartworks)]

Well, wonder of wonders... After filling out the bug notice and closing the browser on my Win 7 screen, looked back over to my Ubuntu screen and saw that the Grub-Customizer had finally launched. It also kicked up "Close" dialogue in the Terminal, but I was able to go through and customize my Grub menu with your tool. Thank you again. It took maybe ten minutes??? I have multiple hard drives on the system, not sure if that contributed.
Paul

[paulhart (paul-hartworks)]

I re-booted, then tried again via the menu, nothing.... then via the Terminal, still nothing after more than 25 min. so my previous estimate was in error, as this time I looked at the clock when I launched it. Never came up. Nothing, nada. Wish I could be more helpful.
Paul

[Daniel Richter (danielrichter2007)]

Sorry for the late answer. Seems like launchpad changed bug notification :-(

The problem is because blkid seems to hang on some systems.

blkid is used by grub customizer for:

    generating new menuentries after choosing the partition
    displaying partition inside of menuentry details
    environment switch (important when running from live cd, not when using installed systems)

Here's a workaround:

sudo bash -c 'mv /sbin/blkid /sbin/blkid.bak; grub-customizer; mv /sbin/blkid.bak /sbin/blkid'

This disables blkid while running Grub Customizer.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/1044111