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grub package

Grub fails boot process with certain controllers present

Bug #745239 reported by Dale
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: grub

Grub 1.98 fails boot process in a Dell Poweredge server with an extra PCI-X eSATA controller added.
Grub 1.97beta4 works(9.04 Karmic), boot process fails from both a Lucid install and an upgrade to Lucid from Karmic. It appears that for some reason the UUID is of the disk not visible during the boot process, but is visible once you are dropped to busybox in the initramfs.

background: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1713890

I can grant remote access to this hardware if someone wants to take a look at this.

This is what works:
grub 1.97 beta 4 on 9.10 from server install

Code:

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ]; then
  have_grubenv=true
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
  saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
  save_env saved_entry
  prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod vbe
  if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
    # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
    # understand terminal_output
    terminal gfxterm
  fi
fi
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
  set timeout=10
else
  set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/white
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-23-generic-pae" {
        recordfail=1
        if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
 set quiet=1
 insmod ext2
 set root=(hd0,1)
 search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59
 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-23-generic-pae root=UUID=8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59 ro rootdelay=10 quiet splash
 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-23-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-23-generic-pae (recovery mode)" {
        recordfail=1
        if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
 insmod ext2
 set root=(hd0,1)
 search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59
 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-23-generic-pae root=UUID=8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59 ro single rootdelay=10
 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-23-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic-pae" {
        recordfail=1
        if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
 set quiet=1
 insmod ext2
 set root=(hd0,1)
 search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59
 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic-pae root=UUID=8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59 ro rootdelay=10 quiet splash
 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic-pae (recovery mode)" {
        recordfail=1
        if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
 insmod ext2
 set root=(hd0,1)
 search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59
 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic-pae root=UUID=8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59 ro single rootdelay=10
 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
 linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
 linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ ${timeout} != -1 ]; then
  if keystatus; then
    if keystatus --shift; then
      set timeout=10
    else
      set timeout=10
    fi
  else
    if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
      set timeout=10
    fi
  fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

This does NOT work - 10.04.2 grub 1.98 from 10.04 minimal install with updates during install (Note that I have forced a 10 second menu timeout in grub so I have an opportunity to edit the command line)

Code:

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
  set saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then
    saved_entry=${chosen}
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}

function recordfail {
  set recordfail=1
  if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod vbe
  if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
    # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
    # understand terminal_output
    terminal gfxterm
  fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=C.UTF-8
insmod gettext
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
  set timeout=10
else
  set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-30-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
 recordfail
 insmod ext2
 set root='(hd0,1)'
 search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d
 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-30-generic-pae root=UUID=9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d ro rootdelay=10 splash quiet
 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-30-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-30-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
 recordfail
 insmod ext2
 set root='(hd0,1)'
 search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d
 echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-30-generic-pae ...'
 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-30-generic-pae root=UUID=9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d ro single rootdelay=10
 echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-30-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
 insmod ext2
 set root='(hd0,1)'
 search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d
 linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
 insmod ext2
 set root='(hd0,1)'
 search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d
 linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ ${timeout} != -1 ]; then
  if keystatus; then
    if keystatus --shift; then
      set timeout=10
    else
      set timeout=10
    fi
  else
    if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
      set timeout=10
    fi
  fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: grub (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-30.59-generic-pae 2.6.32.29+drm33.13
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-30-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Mar 29 15:23:33 2011
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub

Revision history for this message
dino99 (9d9) wrote :

Lucid is no more a supported version; and grub legacy upstream is also stopped, only receiving possible random fixes locally

Changed in grub (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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