Bug#491076: grub-install does not work

[Robert Millan]

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 12:56:29PM +0200, david manyé wrote:
> d131:~# grub-install /dev/hda5
> Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
> /usr/sbin/grub-install: line 384:  4981 Excepció de coma flotant
>
> [...]
> 
> i've tried unsuccessfully the default lenny version 0.97-41 and 0.97-30
> but older versions than -30 work perfectly: 0.97-27, 0.97-27etch1,
> 0.97-28 and 0.97-29. i've got -28, -29 and -30 versions from
> snapshots.debian.net.
> 
> all the system is installed in /dev/hda5 with ext2 filesystem.

Are you sure -29 worked but -30 didn't?  This would indicate
ext3_256byte_inode.diff introduced this regression.

Which version of e2fsprogs did you use to create that ext2fs? (and with
which flags)

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Robert Millan

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