Yes, looks as if the grub configuration used for the grub-install was not correct (which is definitely if you don't chroot into your mounted HDD with /boot/ being avaiable)
On 6 March 2013 21:03, Lennart Sorensen <lsore...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>wrote: > On Wed, Mar 06, 2013 at 08:03:12PM +0100, Francesco Pietra wrote: > > Sorry, I forgot both the list and the appropriate output; > > > > root@....:/home/francesco# fdisk -l > > > > Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors > > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x000f1911 > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sda1 * 2048 385023 191488 fd Linux raid > autodetect > > /dev/sda2 385024 976166911 487890944 fd Linux raid > autodetect > > > > Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors > > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x0000cca6 > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sdb1 * 2048 385023 191488 fd Linux raid > autodetect > > /dev/sdb2 385024 976166911 487890944 fd Linux raid > autodetect > > OK, so that is the normal setup with partitions. grub-install /dev/sda > and /dev/sdb should have worked fine (but of course it has to be run > from the system, not some other thing like knoppix or the like) or from > a chroot into the system even if booted from something else. > > > Disk /dev/md0: 195 MB, 195887104 bytes > > 2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 47824 cylinders, total 382592 sectors > > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > > > Disk /dev/md0 doesn't contain a valid partition table > > > > Disk /dev/md1: 499.5 GB, 499465912320 bytes > > 2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 121939920 cylinders, total 975519360 sectors > > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > > > Disk /dev/md1 doesn't contain a valid partition table > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-root: 998 MB, 998244352 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121 cylinders, total 1949696 sectors > > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-root doesn't contain a valid partition table > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-swap: 15.0 GB, 14998831104 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1823 cylinders, total 29294592 sectors > > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-swap doesn't contain a valid partition table > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-usr: 30.0 GB, 29997662208 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3647 cylinders, total 58589184 sectors > > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-usr doesn't contain a valid partition table > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-opt: 9999 MB, 9999220736 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1215 cylinders, total 19529728 sectors > > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-opt doesn't contain a valid partition table > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-var: 9999 MB, 9999220736 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1215 cylinders, total 19529728 sectors > > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-var doesn't contain a valid partition table > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-tmp: 2998 MB, 2998927360 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 364 cylinders, total 5857280 sectors > > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-tmp doesn't contain a valid partition table > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-home: 430.0 GB, 430000046080 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 52277 cylinders, total 839843840 sectors > > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > > > Disk /dev/mapper/vg1-home doesn't contain a valid partition table > > root@....:/home/francesco# > > > > root@.....:/home/francesco# cat /proc/mdstat > > Personalities : [raid1] > > md1 : active raid1 sda2[0] sdb2[1] > > 487759680 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU] > > > > md0 : active raid1 sda1[0] sdb1[1] > > 191296 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU] > > > > unused devices: <none> > > root@.....:/home/francesco# > > > > francesco@.....:~$ df -h > > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > > rootfs 938M 185M 705M 21% / > > udev 10M 0 10M 0% /dev > > tmpfs 807M 628K 807M 1% /run > > /dev/mapper/vg1-root 938M 185M 705M 21% / > > tmpfs 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock > > tmpfs 1.6G 84K 1.6G 1% /run/shm > > /dev/md0 176M 19M 148M 11% /boot > > /dev/mapper/vg1-home 395G 284G 91G 76% /home > > /dev/mapper/vg1-opt 9.2G 1.5G 7.3G 17% /opt > > /dev/mapper/vg1-tmp 2.8G 69M 2.6G 3% /tmp > > /dev/mapper/vg1-usr 28G 4.3G 22G 17% /usr > > /dev/mapper/vg1-var 9.2G 840M 7.9G 10% /var > > francesco@.....:~$ > > > > This is the currest status. > > "grub-install /dev/sdb" was run with that situation (deriving from > > install with amd64 wheezy B$ installer downloaded on Feb 1, 2013. That > > installation ended with > > > > grub-install /dev/sda > > update grub > > That should work without issue. > > -- > Len Sorensen > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/20130306200349.gm20...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca > >
