Comment 48 for bug 1289977

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Jordi Llonch (llonchj-p) wrote :

Same error here.

Updated from 13.10 to 14.04 several machines with 2x2Tb HD's without problem. Found the problem with one machine with 2x3Tb HD's.

Machines had only one OS: ubuntu 13.10

Working machines has partition table type "msdos", the failed one has partition table type "gpt" as per parted -l output.

Tried unsuccessful options to fix the error:

1) dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc

2) grub-install /dev/sda && grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

3) reinstall grub:

      apt-get purge -y grub grub-pc grub-common
      rm /etc/grub.d /etc/default/grub* /boot/grub -fr
      apt-get install -y grub-common grub-pc

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Some details for the failing machine:

# debconf-show grub-pc
  grub-pc/timeout: 10
  grub-pc/install_devices_failed: false
  grub-pc/partition_description:
  grub2/device_map_regenerated:
* grub2/linux_cmdline_default:
  grub-pc/disk_description:
  grub-pc/install_devices_failed_upgrade: true
  grub-pc/install_devices_disks_changed:
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet splash
  grub-pc/install_devices_empty: false
  grub-pc/kopt_extracted: false
  grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
  grub-pc/hidden_timeout: true
  grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
* grub2/linux_cmdline:
* grub-pc/install_devices: /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3000DM001-9YN166_W1F0MK3V
  grub-pc/mixed_legacy_and_grub2: true
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:

# parted -l
Model: ATA ST3000DM001-9YN1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 3001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 4 1049kB 2097kB 1049kB bios_grub
 1 2097kB 68.7GB 68.7GB raid
 2 68.7GB 69.3GB 537MB raid
 3 69.3GB 3001GB 2931GB raid

Model: ATA ST3000DM001-9YN1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 3001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 4 1049kB 2097kB 1049kB bios_grub
 1 2097kB 68.7GB 68.7GB raid
 2 68.7GB 69.3GB 537MB raid
 3 69.3GB 3001GB 2931GB raid

Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md0: 68.7GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: loop

Number Start End Size File system Flags
 1 0.00B 68.7GB 68.7GB linux-swap(v1)

Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md1: 537MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: loop

Number Start End Size File system Flags
 1 0.00B 537MB 537MB ext3

Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md2: 2931GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: loop

Number Start End Size File system Flags
 1 0.00B 2931GB 2931GB ext4