Bug#478547: grub-install raid1 ext3 failure - regression from Etch

[Robert Millan]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:04:21AM -0700, Mike Bird wrote:
> Package: grub
> Version: 0.97-37
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks the whole system
> 
> 
> "grub-install '(hd0)'" reports "The file /boot/grub/stage1 not read
> correctly."
> 
> The problem occurs when grub-install is using dump for some kind
> of verification.  The log is written to /tmp file with a random
> name:
> 
> # cat grubJM5Q31 
> 
> 
>     GNU GRUB  version 0.97  (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
> 
>        [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported.   For
>          the   first   word,  TAB  lists  possible  command
>          completions.  Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
>          completions of a device/filename. ]
> grub> dump (md0)/grub/stage1 /tmp/grubrakRL1
> 
> Error 23: Error while parsing number

Please could you test the attached patch?

-- 
Robert Millan

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