Bug#488000: grub2: fails to boot dq35jo intel board

[Robert Millan]

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 06:14:12PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Jun 2008, Robert Millan wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 02:54:58AM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:58:42PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 06:41:46PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
> > > > > Package: grub2
> > > > > Version: 1.96+20080621-1
> > > > > Severity: important
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > lilo and old grub just boot fine.
> > > > > didn't see any grub2 message showing up, bios
> > > > > was jumping straight to other boot media.
> > > > > verified that grub was written to mbr.
> > > > 
> > > > Sounds really odd.  Could you send me a copy of your mbr?
> > > 
> > > have more boxes lying around for install. will send it tomorrow
> > 
> > Ok.  Btw make sure you don't see any message at all.  Initial "GRUB " message
> > is supposed to be printed very early by MBR.
> 
> and yes no GRUB message appeared at all.
> argh had a stressy day so overwrote that hd.img.
> 
> anyway i'm not sure i reported to the correct package,
> guess it applies to grub. as it was a standard Lenny d-i install.

Were you using GPT?  In that case d-i picks grub2.

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Robert Millan

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