update: 3rd-attempt: grub fails running post install script updating kernel

[norbert.breun at oracle.com]

Hi Robert,

sure, would have done if any error message had been there.

grub-update started by post install scripts during installation of a new
kernel just got stale.

After you hint I tried "strace grub-probe /dev/hda" and saw what was
missing: the floppy!

I had *missed to attach the floppy cable* after I had replaced the power
supply of my system.
grub-probe got stuck at /dev/fd0 working through the device list. Even
"fdisk -l" got into trouble.

Now the cable is back in place, grub & fdisk work fine again.

So this problem was caused by me, current version works well for me now.

However: Fact remains that *the older versions *mentioned below *did not
fail on that*.

No idea if that is good or bad.

Thanks for your hint, it make me check more thoroughly...

Sorry if I bothered you all. Just wanted to be helpful.

Regards
Norbert





Robert Millan wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:30:48PM +0200, norbert breun wrote:
>   
>> Hi there,
>>
>> trying to install the most current kernel
>> linux-image-2.6.25-2-486_2.6.25-6~snapshot.11680_i386.deb today
>> post install script fails.
>>
>> Needed to downgrade to following grub packages to get this fixed:
>>
>>     grub-common_1.96+20080601-1_i386.deb
>>     grub-rescue-pc_1.96+20080601-2_i386.deb
>>
>> Both newer versions fail with grub commands  e.g. grub-probe,
>> grub-update, grub-install.
>>
>> Just FYI...
>>     
>
> This is not useful, unless you tell us at least the error message it
> displayed.
>
>   
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