Bug#299072: grub: Grub cannot read ext2/3 on whole disk

[Wakko Warner]

Package: grub
Version: 0.95+cvs20040624-15
Severity: normal

# mkreiserfs -f /dev/sdb
<snip>

# grub --device-map=dev
grub> root (hd0)
 Filesystem type is reiserfs, using whole disk
 
grub> 

# mke2fs /dev/sdb
<snip>

# grub --device-map=dev
grub> root (hd0)
 Filesystem type unknown, using whole disk
 
grub> 

# mount /dev/sdb /mnt
# df /mnt
Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb               9617172        20   9128628   1% /mnt
# umount /dev/sdb
# mke2fs -j /dev/sdb
<snip>

# grub --device-map=dev
grub> root (hd0)
 Filesystem type unknown, using whole disk

grub>