Package: grub-pc Version: 1.96+20080724-7 Severity: critical Justification: breaks the whole system
I installed grub because lilo wouldn't boot any more. My root fs is on lvm; I don't know if this is related. After running "grub-install" and rebooting, grub drops into the "grub rescue>" prompt. The "pc", "lvm", and "ext2" modules are loaded, "ls" finds the root volume, and the variable "root" is set appropriately. Investigation shows that if the following commands are issued: insmod normal normal -- then the boot menu specified by "grub.cfg" appears, and the system boots properly. It turns out that the file "core.img" does not contain the string "normal". It seems like this problem should be easy to fix. -- Package-specific info: *********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts /dev/mapper/volume11-root / ext3 rw,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered 0 0 /dev/mapper/volume11-root /dev/.static/dev ext3 ro,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered 0 0 /dev/mapper/volume11-home /home ext3 rw,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0 /dev/mapper/volume11-usr /usr ext3 rw,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0 /dev/mapper/volume11-var /var ext3 rw,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0 /dev/mapper/volume11-work /work ext3 rw,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0 *********************** END /proc/mounts *********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map (hd0) /dev/sda (volume11-root) /dev/mapper/volume11-root *********************** END /boot/grub/device.map *********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg # # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE # # It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/update-grub using templates # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub # ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ### set default=0 set timeout=5 insmod lvm set root=(volume11-usr) search --fs-uuid --set b2a61cc9-be9a-43a2-9ca6-900dc4e01ea1 if font /share/grub/ascii.pff ; then set gfxmode=640x480 insmod gfxterm insmod vbe terminal gfxterm fi ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ### set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue set menu_color_highlight=white/blue ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_hurd ### ### END /etc/grub.d/10_hurd ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### insmod lvm set root=(volume11-root) search --fs-uuid --set cbcda803-4997-4932-bd61-f8bd0a168859 menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.26-1-amd64" { linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/volume11-root ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64 } menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (single-user mode)" { linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/volume11-root ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64 } menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.25-2-amd64" { linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/volume11-root ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-amd64 } menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.25-2-amd64 (single-user mode)" { linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-2-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/volume11-root ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.25-2-amd64 } menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.18-6-amd64" { linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/volume11-root ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-amd64 } menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.18-6-amd64 (single-user mode)" { linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/volume11-root ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-amd64 } ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ### # This file is an example on how to add custom entries ### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ### *********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers stable APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages grub-pc depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.11etch2 Debian configuration management sy ii grub-common 1.96+20080724-7 GRand Unified Bootloader, version ii libc6 2.7-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii liblzo2-2 2.03-1 data compression library ii libncurses5 5.6+20080713-1 shared libraries for terminal hand grub-pc recommends no packages. -- debconf information: grub-pc/linux_cmdline: fillme grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]