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bug #40625: 'error: sparse file not found' and doesn't allow to choose system

Submitted by:  L'ev <leokrupski>
Submitted on:  Mon 18 Nov 2013 08:19:41 PM UTC  
 
Category: BootingSeverity: Major
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Software Error
Status: DuplicatePrivacy: Public
Assigned to: NoneOriginator Name: krupski
Open/Closed: ClosedRelease: 
Release: otherReproducibility: Intermittent
Planned Release: None

Wed 20 Nov 2013 10:06:02 PM UTC, comment #2:

I don't see any other errors. It just proceeds to launching Linux at once. If you want me to upload some file or run some command, I can do it, but I don't know what command or what file.

L'ev <leokrupski>
Wed 20 Nov 2013 09:10:58 AM UTC, comment #1:

sparse file not supported appears because environment block can't be saved on btrfs. However this error is not fatal. What other errors did you see?

Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder>
Project Administrator
Mon 18 Nov 2013 08:19:41 PM UTC, original submission:

It is the release grub2-2.00-86.14.x86_64.rpm.

I have OpenSuse with BtrFS and Windows 7. It happened to me three times that GRUB2 didn't show boot menu, but instead said:
'error: sparse file not found' and started SuSe.

It is serious error, because it doesn't allow to launch Windows. Fortunately, OpenSuse can fix it every time it happens.

L'ev <leokrupski>

 

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