Ubuntu
grub2 package

  1. Bug #1048989
  2. Activity log

Activity log for bug #1048989

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2012-09-11 08:14:46 YannUbuntu bug added bug
2012-09-11 08:16:46 YannUbuntu description From a liveCD, reinstalling GRUB fails: ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or /media busy mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda1 is already mounted on /media ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ for w in dev dev/pts proc sys; do sudo mount -B /$w /media/$w ; done ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo chroot /media grub-install /dev/sda /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: cannot write to `/dev/sda'. Same error when trying to reinstall GRUB via Boot-Repair: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1192496/ Reported by Tom by email. From a liveCD, reinstalling GRUB fails: ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or /media busy mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda1 is already mounted on /media ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ for w in dev dev/pts proc sys; do sudo mount -B /$w /media/$w ; done ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo chroot /media grub-install /dev/sda /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: cannot write to `/dev/sda'. Same error when trying to reinstall GRUB via Boot-Repair: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1192496/
2012-09-24 20:14:21 Phillip Susi grub2 (Ubuntu): status New Incomplete
2012-11-24 04:18:00 Launchpad Janitor grub2 (Ubuntu): status Incomplete Expired
2012-11-24 23:28:04 YannUbuntu description Reported by Tom by email. From a liveCD, reinstalling GRUB fails: ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or /media busy mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda1 is already mounted on /media ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ for w in dev dev/pts proc sys; do sudo mount -B /$w /media/$w ; done ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo chroot /media grub-install /dev/sda /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: cannot write to `/dev/sda'. Same error when trying to reinstall GRUB via Boot-Repair: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1192496/ Reported by Tom by email. 12.04 install. Dell Inspiron 910. From a liveCD, reinstalling GRUB fails: ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or /media busy mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda1 is already mounted on /media ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ for w in dev dev/pts proc sys; do sudo mount -B /$w /media/$w ; done ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo chroot /media grub-install /dev/sda /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: cannot write to `/dev/sda'. Same error when trying to reinstall GRUB via Boot-Repair: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1192496/