Bug#496040: error: unknown device hd1

[Arthur Marsh]

Output when installing new version:

dpkg -i grub-common*.deb grub-pc*.deb grub-rescue-pc*.deb
(Reading database ... 259191 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace grub-common 1.96+20080724-8 (using 
grub-common_1.96+20080724-8_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement grub-common ...
Preparing to replace grub-pc 1.96+20080724-8 (using 
grub-pc_1.96+20080724-8_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement grub-pc ...
Preparing to replace grub-rescue-pc 1.96+20080724-8 (using 
grub-rescue-pc_1.96+20080724-8_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement grub-rescue-pc ...
Setting up grub-common (1.96+20080724-8) ...
Setting up grub-pc (1.96+20080724-8) ...
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Updating /boot/grub/grub.cfg ...
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Warning: fd0 is listed in device.map but its device node ((null)) does 
not exist
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-rc3-686
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-rc3-686
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-rc3
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-rc3
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Windows 95/98/Me on /dev/hda1
Found Windows 95/98/Me on /dev/hda7
done
Setting up grub-rescue-pc (1.96+20080724-8) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...


Robert Millan wrote, on 2008-08-24 02:32:
> tags 496040 patch
> thanks
> 
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 07:24:01PM +0930, Arthur Marsh wrote:
>> Package: grub-pc
>> Version: 1.96+20080724-8
>> Severity: minor
>>
>>
>> when installing a new kernel I get the following messages:
>>
>> Running /usr/sbin/update-grub.
>> error: unknown device hd1
>> error: unknown device hd1
>> Updating /boot/grub/grub.cfg ...
>> error: unknown device hd1
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Your problem is in device.map, but grub should tell you about that instead of
> reporting those ugly errors.
> 
> Would you please confirm if the attached patch turns these error messages
> into beautiful warnings?
> 
> Thanks
> 
>