Seems to be related to the size and/or position of the LV on disk or partitioning setup inside the LV. 1TB drives (software RAID 1) with LBA enabled.
4 GB LV, 2 GB root, 2GB swap:
test01.txt:2010-07-28 13:39:00,848 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test02.txt:2010-07-28 13:40:32,217 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test03.txt:2010-07-28 13:42:08,167 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test04.txt:2010-07-28 13:43:46,199 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test05.txt:2010-07-28 13:45:20,067 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test06.txt:2010-07-28 13:46:53,004 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test07.txt:2010-07-28 13:48:25,589 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test08.txt:2010-07-28 13:49:56,128 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test09.txt:2010-07-28 13:51:27,426 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test10.txt:2010-07-28 13:53:00,229 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
40 GB LV, 32 GB root, 8 GB swap:
test11.txt:2010-07-28 13:55:45,188 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test12.txt:2010-07-28 13:57:23,889 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test13.txt:2010-07-28 13:59:04,599 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test14.txt:2010-07-28 14:00:43,285 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test15.txt:2010-07-28 14:02:25,818 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test16.txt:2010-07-28 14:04:04,428 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test17.txt:2010-07-28 14:05:46,409 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test18.txt:2010-07-28 14:07:26,049 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no test19.txt:2010-07-28 14:09:08,828 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test20.txt:2010-07-28 14:10:48,468 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
10 GB LV, 8 GB root, 2 GB swap:
test21.txt:2010-07-28 14:14:40,718 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test22.txt:2010-07-28 14:16:20,228 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no test23.txt:2010-07-28 14:17:59,287 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no test24.txt:2010-07-28 14:19:37,439 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test25.txt:2010-07-28 14:21:12,338 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no test26.txt:2010-07-28 14:22:51,709 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no test27.txt:2010-07-28 14:24:26,248 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test28.txt:2010-07-28 14:26:02,670 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test29.txt:2010-07-28 14:27:36,028 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes test30.txt:2010-07-28 14:29:12,604 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Seems to be related to the size and/or position of the LV on disk or partitioning setup inside the LV. 1TB drives (software RAID 1) with LBA enabled.
4 GB LV, 2 GB root, 2GB swap:
test01. txt:2010- 07-28 13:39:00,848 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 13:40:32,217 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 13:42:08,167 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 13:43:46,199 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 13:45:20,067 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 13:46:53,004 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 13:48:25,589 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 13:49:56,128 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 13:51:27,426 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 13:53:00,229 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
test02.
test03.
test04.
test05.
test06.
test07.
test08.
test09.
test10.
40 GB LV, 32 GB root, 8 GB swap:
test11. txt:2010- 07-28 13:55:45,188 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 13:57:23,889 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 13:59:04,599 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 14:00:43,285 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 14:02:25,818 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 14:04:04,428 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 14:05:46,409 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 14:07:26,049 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no txt:2010- 07-28 14:09:08,828 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 14:10:48,468 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
test12.
test13.
test14.
test15.
test16.
test17.
test18.
test19.
test20.
10 GB LV, 8 GB root, 2 GB swap:
test21. txt:2010- 07-28 14:14:40,718 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 14:16:20,228 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no txt:2010- 07-28 14:17:59,287 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no txt:2010- 07-28 14:19:37,439 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 14:21:12,338 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no txt:2010- 07-28 14:22:51,709 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no txt:2010- 07-28 14:24:26,248 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 14:26:02,670 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 14:27:36,028 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes txt:2010- 07-28 14:29:12,604 DEBUG : Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
test22.
test23.
test24.
test25.
test26.
test27.
test28.
test29.
test30.