Bug#393079: grub: error 16 with savedefault on unclean reiserfs

[Tanguy Ortolo]

Package: grub
Version: 0.97-27
Followup-For: Bug #393079

On two different computers (an iBook and a home-assembled desktop), when
I try  to start a  Debian system on an  unclean ReiserFS (after  a power
cut, for instance), I get:
Error 16: inconsistent filesystem structure

When I remove the "savedefault"  instruction, Debian starts normally. On
some other computers,  I could not reproduce this problem,  so it may be
hardware-related. Anyway, for a non-geek,  I think this really makes the
system unusable...

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-k7
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages grub depends on:
ii  libc6                  2.3.6.ds1-13etch2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libncurses5            5.5-5             Shared libraries for terminal hand

grub recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information