Bug#546008: grub-pc boot fails: "error: you need to load the kernel first"
Joaquim Boura
x-un-i at sidux.com
Sun Dec 20 00:14:42 UTC 2009
I'm also seeing this error message but in different conditions:
on a grub-pc installed in a USB-device where i with a menuentry i want
to boot an iso.
Strange is that this happens on ainstallation on a 150GB USB-HD but not
on 20GB USB-HD !
Choosing the last menu entry, works on the tiny HD but not with
the big one!!
There throws the message:
error: you need to load the kernel first
other message also seen is
error: out of disk
20GB USB-HD installation: All grub entries Work fine
Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.98~20091210-1
-- Package-specific info:
*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/disk/by-uuid/78e9c4d0-07fc-4846-bd24-d82afd0ca2be / ext4
rw,noatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=0,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sda2 /media/disk1part2 ntfs
ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=0,gid=0,fmask=0133,dmask=022,nls=utf8,errors=continue,mft_zone_multiplier=1
0 0
/dev/sda3 /media/disk1part3 ext3
rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,errors=continue,data=writeback 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts
*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0) /dev/sda
(hd1) /dev/sdb
*********************** END /boot/grub/device.map
*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using
templates # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
set default=0
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 78e9c4d0-07fc-4846-bd24-d82afd0ca2be
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that
don't # understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
set locale_dir=/boot/grub/locale
set lang=de
insmod gettext
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
78e9c4d0-07fc-4846-bd24-d82afd0ca2be
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686
root=UUID=78e9c4d0-07fc-4846-bd24-d82afd0ca2be ro vga=791 quiet
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686 } menuentry "Debian
GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686(recovery mode)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
78e9c4d0-07fc-4846-bd24-d82afd0ca2be
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686
root=UUID=78e9c4d0-07fc-4846-bd24-d82afd0ca2be ro single vga=791 initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686 }
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
78e9c4d0-07fc-4846-bd24-d82afd0ca2be
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
78e9c4d0-07fc-4846-bd24-d82afd0ca2be linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
console=ttyS0,115200n8 }
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Microsoft Windows XP Professional (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set a61820aa18207b85
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply
type the # menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful
not to change # the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/60_fll-fromiso ###
menuentry "sidux-xfce (2.6.31-6.slh.2-sidux-686)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
78e9c4d0-07fc-4846-bd24-d82afd0ca2be
loopback loop /opt/Isos/sidux-xfce.iso
linux (loop)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-6.slh.2-sidux-686
fromhd=UUID=78e9c4d0-07fc-4846-bd24-d82afd0ca2be fromiso=/opt/Isos/sidux-xfce.iso boot=fll lang=de_DE TZ=UTC vga=791 quiet noeject nointro
initrd (loop)/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-6.slh.2-sidux-686 }
### END /etc/grub.d/60_fll-fromiso
### *********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.utf8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.28 Debian
configuration management sy
ii grub-common 1.98~20091210-1 GRand Unified
Bootloader, version
ii libc6 2.10.2-2 GNU C
Library: Shared libraries
ii ucf 3.0025 Update
Configuration File: preserv
grub-pc recommends no packages.
Versions of packages grub-pc suggests:
pn desktop-base <none> (no description available)
-- debconf information:
grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
grub2/linux_cmdline:
grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
grub-pc/kopt_extracted: false
grub-pc/install_devices:
grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
grub2/linux_cmdline_default: quiet
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
150GB USB-HD installation all menu entries except the last one work fine
-- Package-specific info:
*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/disk/by-uuid/2f46ee2d-3ac0-46f8-af61-311252327898 / ext4
rw,noatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=0,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sda2 /media/disk1part2 ntfs
ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=0,gid=0,fmask=0133,dmask=022,nls=utf8,errors=continue,mft_zone_multiplier=10 0
/dev/sda3 /media/disk1part3 ext3
rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,errors=continue,data=writeback 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts
*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0) /dev/sda
(hd1) /dev/sdb
*********************** END /boot/grub/device.map
*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using
templates # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
set default=0
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2f46ee2d-3ac0-46f8-af61-311252327898
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that
don't # understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
set locale_dir=/boot/grub/locale
set lang=de
insmod gettext
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
2f46ee2d-3ac0-46f8-af61-311252327898
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686
root=UUID=2f46ee2d-3ac0-46f8-af61-311252327898 ro vga=791 quiet initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux
2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686(recovery mode)" {
insmod ext2 set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
2f46ee2d-3ac0-46f8-af61-311252327898
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686 root=UUID=2f46ee2d-3ac0-46f8-af61-311252327898 ro single vga=791
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
2f46ee2d-3ac0-46f8-af61-311252327898
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
2f46ee2d-3ac0-46f8-af61-311252327898
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Microsoft Windows XP Professional (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set a61820aa18207b85
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply
type the # menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful
not to change # the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/60_fll-fromiso ###
menuentry "sidux-xfce (2.6.31-6.slh.2-sidux-686)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set
2f46ee2d-3ac0-46f8-af61-311252327898
loopback loop /opt/Isos/sidux-xfce.iso
linux (loop)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-6.slh.2-sidux-686
fromhd=UUID=2f46ee2d-3ac0-46f8-af61-311252327898 fromiso=/opt/Isos/sidux-xfce.iso boot=fll lang=en_EN TZ=UTC vga=791 quiet noeject nointro
initrd (loop)/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-6.slh.2-sidux-686
}
### END /etc/grub.d/60_fll-fromiso
### ***********************END /boot/grub/grub.cfg
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-2.slh.1-sidux-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.utf8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.28 Debian configuration management sy
ii grub-common 1.98~20091210-1 GRand Unified Bootloader,version
ii libc6 2.10.2-2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii ucf 3.0025 Update Configuration File: preserv
grub-pc recommends no packages.
Versions of packages grub-pc suggests:
pn desktop-base <none> (no description available)
-- debconf information:
grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
grub2/linux_cmdline:
grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
grub-pc/kopt_extracted: false
grub-pc/install_devices:
grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
grub2/linux_cmdline_default: quiet
If you need more information feel free to ask for
Joaquim
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