error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size

[Dylan Taylor]

Binary package hint: grub2

This package failed to update when installing system upgrades. The error "error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size." is shown multiple times.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 5 15:26:03 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Interrupt)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Package: grub-pc 1.98~20100128-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-12.17-generic
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-pc 1.98~20100128-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Interrupt)
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-12-generic x86_64

[Willem Hobers (whobers)]

Kernel Linux 2.6.32-25-generic (i686)
Compiled #45-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 19:48:22 UTC 2010
C Library GNU C Library version 2.11.1 (stable)
Default C Compiler GNU C Compiler version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5)
Distribution Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS

Linux PC15-17 2.6.32-25-generic #45-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 19:48:22 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

Processor 2x Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 230 @ 1.60GHz
Memory 1802MB (560MB used)
Operating System Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS

I get the error, but I can't find whether or not the grub-update actually failed:

Please let me know if you need more information.
Instellen van grub-pc (1.98-1ubuntu8) ...
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
Installation finished. No error reported.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
Generating grub.cfg ...
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-19-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-19-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.
error: cannot open `/dev/sdb' while attempting to get disk size.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for grub2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]