Ubuntu
grub2 package

  1. Bug #517772
  2. Comment #2

Comment 2 for bug 517772

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Willem Hobers (whobers) wrote :

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.