Bug#485068: grub-pc: prints out GRUB and then hangs

[Sam Morris]

On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 22:56 +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 02:10:06AM +0100, Sam Morris wrote:
> > Package: grub-pc
> > Version: 1.96+20080601-2
> > Severity: grave
> > Justification: renders package unusable
> > 
> > The latest snapshot of grub2 won't boot my system. After the BIOS
> > summary screen there is printed "GRUB" and at this point the system
> > locks up. A hard reset is necessary: ctrl+alt+del won't do the job.
> > 
> > I have /boot on a linux software RAID, however I am reporting this as a
> > separate bug to #467501 because the symptoms are different.
> 
> Does it work again if you revert this commit?
> 
>   http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/grub2/fs/ext2.c?root=grub&r1=1.18&r2=1.19&view=patch

grub-install fails when probing for the filesystem module with that
patch reversed:

        $ sudo grub-probe -t fs -v /boot/grub/
        grub-probe: info: Cannot stat `/dev/hde', skipping
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb1'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb1'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb1'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 117266688
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda2'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb1'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb1'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdg'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdg'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdg1'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdg1'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdg2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdg2'
        grub-probe: info: the size of hd3 is 586114704
        grub-probe: info: changing current directory to /dev/mapper
        grub-probe: info: changing current directory to /dev
        grub-probe: info: changing current directory to mapper
        grub-probe: info: changing current directory to snd
        grub-probe: info: changing current directory to net
        grub-probe: info: changing current directory to loop
        grub-probe: info: changing current directory to shm
        grub-probe: info: changing current directory to network
        grub-probe: info: changing current directory to pts
        grub-probe: info: opening md0
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hdb2'
        grub-probe: error: out of disk

-- 
Sam Morris
http://robots.org.uk/

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