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grub2 package

  1. Bug #464743
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 464743

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Steve Newcomb (srn-coolheads) wrote : Re: error: sparse file not allowed

This is still broken, and it's quite a serious matter because when I upgrade the machine (which sometimes overwrites /boot/grub/grub.cfg) and reboot, I lose access to it. It can't boot unless someone is physically present with the machine, who can remove the lines

recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi

from the boot script. Frequently, there's nobody where the machine is, so it remains totally useless, while chewing up watt-hours, with "Error: sparse file not allowed" displayed on the console.

Is there something I can do to help debug this mystery? I'd be happy to do what I can to help!

Linux qat 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 8 04:02:15 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux