GNU GRUB - Bugs: bug #31425, Post GRUB2 update /boot prefix no...
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bug #31425: Post GRUB2 update /boot prefix no longer needed
Submitter: | Mark W <nireus2> | ||
Submitted: | Sat 23 Oct 2010 12:38:17 PM UTC | ||
Category: | Booting | Severity: | Major |
Priority: | 5 - Normal | Item Group: | Non-software Error |
Status: | Fixed | Privacy: | Public |
Assigned to: | None | Originator Name: | Mark W |
Open/Closed: | Closed | Release: | 1.98 |
Release: | Reproducibility: | None | |
Planned Release: | None |
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Tue 26 Oct 2010 04:39:48 PM UTC, comment #10: |
Mark W <nireus2> |
Sun 24 Oct 2010 05:01:40 PM UTC, comment #9: The problem is tat KMS doesn't properly handoff from efifb (core part of it is schedulded to be renamed to linearfb and efifb converted to a code using linearfb). I'll make this configurable when time permits |
Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder> |
Sun 24 Oct 2010 04:02:33 PM UTC, comment #8: OK, so did a grub-update with distro version and that did as expected leaving the /boot in place. Then did:
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Mark W <nireus2> |
Sun 24 Oct 2010 02:39:26 PM UTC, comment #7: You need probably to install with
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Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder> |
Sun 24 Oct 2010 01:23:44 PM UTC, comment #6: sdc is where the grub boot files are. Have attached a full output from fdisk -l for you to see. You will note the /dev/dm-0 /dev/dm-1 and /dev/dm-2 which are LVM things. Could this be a cause?
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Mark W <nireus2> |
Sun 24 Oct 2010 09:01:03 AM UTC, comment #5: error: symbol not found: 'grub_err_printed_errors'. means that you intalled grub to a device other than your boot device without using --boot-directory. Are you sure that you boot from sdc? |
Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder> |
Sat 23 Oct 2010 11:17:58 PM UTC, comment #4: Had to use debian install, rescue CD ;-( and that brought all back to life. Same problem obviously. WIll be manually editing the grub.cfg to remove the /boot pre-fixes. I can help and give more information but as you see I have no idea why my build failed to boot. |
Mark W <nireus2> |
Sat 23 Oct 2010 09:19:47 PM UTC, comment #3: I wish I had not ;-( I got latest version from upstream bzr, made sure had the required build components, did the autogen, configure, make and then as root make install, all seemed to go well. To check whether this new version went over the debian package one that was installed I did: grub-install -v and that showed v1.99 (some other letter too I think), so then I did:
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Mark W <nireus2> |
Sat 23 Oct 2010 06:42:36 PM UTC, comment #2: BTW when I mean to test, I mean upstream bzr. |
Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder> |
Sat 23 Oct 2010 06:41:47 PM UTC, comment #1: Please retest |
Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder> |
Sat 23 Oct 2010 12:38:17 PM UTC, original submission:
GRUB2: 1.98+20100804-6
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Mark W <nireus2> |
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Date | Changed by | Updated Field | Previous Value | => | Replaced by |
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2010-10-26 | phcoder | Status | None | Fixed | |
Open/Closed | Open | Closed | |||
2010-10-24 | nireus2 | Attached File | - | Added grub.cfg-v1.98+20100804-6, #21791 | |
Attached File | - | Added grub.cfg-v099beta, #21792 | |||
Attached File | - | Added GRUBvideo-v1.99beta0fail.JPG, #21793 | |||
2010-10-24 | nireus2 | Attached File | - | Added fdisk-1.txt, #21787 | |
Attached File | - | Added grub.cfg-installed, #21788 | |||
Attached File | - | Added grub.cfg-myedit, #21789 | |||
2010-10-23 | nireus2 | Attached File | - | Added grub.cfg, #21765 |
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Just had GRUB2 update on my debian testing (same machine) now got GRUB2 version: 1.98+20100804-7 and I can confirm it works. No /boot prefix. Even double check with manual grub-update. Cheers. Closed.