[grub-probe: error: file not found. Auto-detection of a filesystem of /dev/sdb4 failed] package grub-pc 1.99~rc1-13ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Chris Fisher]

Binary package hint: grub2

Ubuntu Update manager informed me that grub failed to write to /dev/sda and asked me to proceed forward.

I have not rebooted yet :) figured I'd follow the submit bug feature first!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: grub-pc 1.99~rc1-13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Apr 23 17:22:30 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110416)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=58c4959f-9b19-43f2-9074-d9724f71491c ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-pc 1.99~rc1-13ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig)]

From the logs:

Setting up grub-pc (1.99~rc1-13ubuntu3) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ...
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: file not found.
Auto-detection of a filesystem of /dev/sdb4 failed.
Please report this together with the output of "/usr/sbin/grub-probe --device-map="/boot/grub/device.map" --target=fs -v /boot/grub" to <email address hidden>
Generating grub.cfg ...
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: file not found.
dpkg: error processing grub-pc (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[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)]

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