postinst has errors with grub-probe that cause the system to stop booting
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OEM Priority Project |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
grub2 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Colin Watson | ||
Lucid |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Colin Watson |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: grub2
Setting up grub-pc (1.98~20100101-
/usr/sbin/
Invalid device `(hd0'.
Try ``/usr/
/usr/sbin/
Invalid device `3)'.
Try ``/usr/
In /var/cache/
Name: grub-pc/
Template: grub-pc/
Value: (hd0,3)
Owners: grub-pc
Flags: seen
Variables:
CHOICES = /dev/sda
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jan 15 22:21:16 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100113)
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: grub-pc 1.98~20100101-
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: grub2
Tags: lucid
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-10-generic i686
Changed in oem-priority: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
status: | Incomplete → Fix Committed |
tags: |
added: verification-done removed: verification-needed |
tags: | added: regression-update |
Changed in oem-priority: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
It appears that after this grub update I was no longer able to boot the system. Booting a live stick and reinstalling grub to that partition fixed the problem.