Bug#989645: /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: dpkg: error processing package linux-image-powerpc (--configure):
Package: grub-common
Version: 2.04-18
Severity: grave
File: /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig
Justification: renders package unusable
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org, glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de,
rbtho...@pobox.com
This is what happens when I attempt to do "aptitude full-upgrade" on my PowerPC
machine:
root@dillserver:/home/rbthomas# aptitude full-upgrade
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc linux-image-powerpc
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
Setting up linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc (5.10.40-1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-7-powerpc
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
/usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: 257: cannot create /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new: Read-only
file system
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 2
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc (--configure):
installed linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc package post-installation script
subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-powerpc:
linux-image-powerpc depends on linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc (= 5.10.40-1);
however:
Package linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-powerpc (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc
linux-image-powerpc
needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Setting up linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc (5.10.40-1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-7-powerpc
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
/usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: 257: cannot create /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new: Read-only
file system
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 2
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc (--configure):
installed linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc package post-installation script
subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-powerpc:
linux-image-powerpc depends on linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc (= 5.10.40-1);
however:
Package linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-powerpc (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc
linux-image-powerpc
-- Package-specific info:
*** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/mapper/dill-root / ext4 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/mapper/dill-home /home ext4 rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/sda3 /boot ext2 rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/sda2 /boot/grub hfs ro,relatime,uid=0,gid=0 0 0
*** END /proc/mounts
*** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
set default="${next_entry}"
set next_entry=
save_env next_entry
set boot_once=true
else
set default="0"
fi
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_apple
insmod lvm
insmod ext2
set
root='lvmid/KyeuOm-Fceg-PCoI-LcmV-eVLL-RnL7-Xh0WT4/Ut9qE2-72vC-tTDE-XyVH-6Z0i-GXy3-lyyiCh'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
--hint='lvmid/KyeuOm-Fceg-PCoI-LcmV-eVLL-RnL7-Xh0WT4/Ut9qE2-72vC-tTDE-XyVH-6Z0i-GXy3-lyyiCh'
9151f254-2918-4435-bd1c-9a0e70edfdf7
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9151f254-2918-4435-bd1c-9a0e70edfdf7
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then
set timeout=30
else
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
set timeout_sty
Re: Bug#989645: /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: dpkg: error processing package linux-image-powerpc (--configure):
Hello Rick! On 6/9/21 11:34 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: > You're right that /boot/grub somehow has gotten read-only. I didn't do that > myself, so something else must have done that. Have you any clue you can > share > with me as to which package I should re-file this report against? You are too quick in assuming that there might be a bug somewhere. We don't know yet how and why the filesystem was re-mounted read-only. You should check your log files for any error messages or warnings. Normally the kernel warns you when a filesystem gets remounted read-only. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
Re: Bug#989645: /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: dpkg: error processing package linux-image-powerpc (--configure):
On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, at 2:41 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > Hello Rick! > > On 6/9/21 11:34 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: > > You're right that /boot/grub somehow has gotten read-only. I didn't do that > > myself, so something else must have done that. Have you any clue you can > > share > > with me as to which package I should re-file this report against? > You are too quick in assuming that there might be a bug somewhere. We don't > know > yet how and why the filesystem was re-mounted read-only. You should check your > log files for any error messages or warnings. > > Normally the kernel warns you when a filesystem gets remounted read-only. > > Adrian For what it's worth, the original install was not from February. It was the April 17th iso images instead. Searching "journalctl -b" I find: > Jun 09 01:42:55 kmac kernel: hfs: filesystem was not cleanly unmounted, > running fsck.hfs is recommended. mounting read-only. I did have a brief power outage recently. Maybe that's what caused the "not cleanly unmounted". I'll try unmounting it and running fsck.hfs... Hmmm... > root@kmac:~# fsck.hfs -f -C0 /boot/grub > -bash: fsck.hfs: command not found Am I missing a package somewhere? Rick
Re: Bug#989645: /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: dpkg: error processing package linux-image-powerpc (--configure):
On 6/9/21 11:58 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: >> Jun 09 01:42:55 kmac kernel: hfs: filesystem was not cleanly unmounted, >> running fsck.hfs is recommended. mounting read-only. > > I did have a brief power outage recently. Maybe that's what caused the "not > cleanly unmounted". If both machines were running when the power went away, you have your explanation here. > I'll try unmounting it and running fsck.hfs... > Hmmm... >> root@kmac:~# fsck.hfs -f -C0 /boot/grub >> -bash: fsck.hfs: command not found > > Am I missing a package somewhere? Install "hfsprogs", it's in the "unreleased" distribution. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
Re: Bug#989645: /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: dpkg: error processing package linux-image-powerpc (--configure):
On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, at 2:58 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: > > > On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, at 2:41 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > Hello Rick! > > > > On 6/9/21 11:34 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: > > > You're right that /boot/grub somehow has gotten read-only. I didn't do > > > that > > > myself, so something else must have done that. Have you any clue you can > > > share > > > with me as to which package I should re-file this report against? > > You are too quick in assuming that there might be a bug somewhere. We don't > > know > > yet how and why the filesystem was re-mounted read-only. You should check > > your > > log files for any error messages or warnings. > > > > Normally the kernel warns you when a filesystem gets remounted read-only. > > > > Adrian > > For what it's worth, the original install was not from February. It > was the April 17th iso images instead. > > Searching "journalctl -b" I find: > > > Jun 09 01:42:55 kmac kernel: hfs: filesystem was not cleanly unmounted, > > running fsck.hfs is recommended. mounting read-only. > > I did have a brief power outage recently. Maybe that's what caused the > "not cleanly unmounted". > > I'll try unmounting it and running fsck.hfs... > Hmmm... > > root@kmac:~# fsck.hfs -f -C0 /boot/grub > > -bash: fsck.hfs: command not found > > Am I missing a package somewhere? > Rick Yep, I was missing hfsprogs. I installed that and was able to do the fsck.hfs, then remounted /boot/grub and all was well. So the only remaining question is "why was hfsprogs not automatically install on a G5 PowerMac?" Thanks to all for your help in fixing this! Rick
Re: OT: Huge Right to Repair Win for Consumers
On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 11:54 PM Jeffrey Walton wrote: > This is not as off-topic as it may seem. In the US, the FTC just > issued a report that favors consumers. A link to the report and related discussion: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/nixing-fix-ftc-report-congress-repair-restrictions/nixing_the_fix_report_final_5521_630pm-508_002.pdf https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27068574 > The report and its recommendations may provide a means > to pierce the veil of closed platforms, like closed-sourced firmware. It seems unlikely to me that we will ever see a "Right to Repair" for software, firmware or gateware. -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
Re: Bug#989645: /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: dpkg: error processing package linux-image-powerpc (--configure):
On 6/10/21 12:14 AM, Rick Thomas wrote: > So the only remaining question is "why was hfsprogs not automatically install > on a G5 PowerMac?" See: https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2021/04/msg00129.html and: https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2021/05/msg00012.html -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
Re: OT: Huge Right to Repair Win for Consumers
On 6/10/21 2:08 AM, Paul Wise wrote: >> The report and its recommendations may provide a means >> to pierce the veil of closed platforms, like closed-sourced firmware. > > It seems unlikely to me that we will ever see a "Right to Repair" for > software, firmware or gateware. So, why should laws protect the intellectual property of software companies but not the IP of hardware companies? What supporters euphemistically call a "right to repair" is in reality an initiative against the right of companies to protect their intellectual property. Why should any company take the risk of investment for new hardware developments when they have to fear that every other company in the world will get free access to their blue prints? The claim that hardware companies intentionally make it hard to repair consumer products is a conspiracy theory. In reality, a consumer product is primarily optimized for production costs which implies cheap capacitors or cases that are glued together. Lots of consumers seem to forget that a product sold into the market not only must cover the material costs but also the costs of engineering, marketing, customer support, customs, compliance tests and so on. And in the end, you still want there to be a small profit left which is what makes the whole business model viable in the first place. If law initiatives also now want to take away the exclusive rights of hardware designers over their blueprints and hence the market advantage over competitors that they took an investment risk for, companies will lose the incentive to design and develop new products. Companies aren't charities so in the end they must protect their investments and have to make profits to survive. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
