Bug#530357: grub-pc: still can't automatically boot on i386 with dedicate /boot filesystem and / not visible to BIOS

Arthur Marsh arthur.marsh at internode.on.net
Sat Jun 6 04:09:50 UTC 2009


Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.96+20090604-1
Severity: normal


I'm still no closer to what is going wrong.

If I try to boot automatically, GRUB2 complains that there is no such device
bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea

If I try to edit the entry that it failed to boot, I only see the 

set root=(hd0,1)

line.

If I edit another entry, or edit the default entry before it attempts to 
boot automatically and remove the line starting with "search" I can then
boot normally.

I have obtained the SVN code:

svn export svn://svn.savannah.gnu.org/grub/trunk/grub2 grub2 && cd grub2 && svn
export svn://svn.debian.org/svn/pkg-grub/grub2/trunk/debian
cd ..
svn cat svn://svn.debian.org/pkg-grub/grub/trunk/debian/update-grub > debian/leg
acy/update-grub

and installed it, including running grub-install '(hd0)'

and still have the same problem.

-- Package-specific info:

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/hda7 / ext3 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=writeback 0 0
/dev/hda1 /boot ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=writeback 0 0
/dev/hda6 /victoria vfat rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=utf8,utf8 0 0
/dev/sdb1 /scsic vfat rw,relatime,uid=65534,gid=65534,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/sdb5 /scsid vfat rw,relatime,uid=65534,gid=65534,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/sda /mnt/usb8gig vfat rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=65534,gid=65534,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=utf8,shortname=win95 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0)	/dev/hda
(hd1)   /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SIBM_DCAS-34330W_F3T92021
(hd2)   /dev/disk/by-id/usb-Verbatim_STORE_N_GO_078A18B40293-0:0
#(hd2)   /dev/disk/by-id/usb-Flash_Drive_AU_USB2.0_OGUN4WMN-0:0
(hd3) /dev/hdc
*********************** 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=2
set timeout=10
if terminal_input console ; then true ; else
  # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
  # understand terminal_input
  terminal console
fi
if terminal_output console ; then true ; else
  # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
  # understand terminal_output
  terminal console
fi
### 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, linux 2.6.30-rc8-686" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc8-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro  
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-rc8-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.30-rc8-686 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc8-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-rc8-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.30-rc8" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc8 root=/dev/hda7 ro  
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-rc8
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.30-rc8 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc8 root=/dev/hda7 ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-rc8
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.30-rc7-686" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc7-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro  
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-rc7-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.30-rc7-686 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc7-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-rc7-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.30-rc7" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc7 root=/dev/hda7 ro  
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-rc7
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.30-rc7 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc7 root=/dev/hda7 ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-rc7
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.30-rc6-686" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc6-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro  
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-rc6-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.30-rc6-686 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc6-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-rc6-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.30-rc6" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc6 root=/dev/hda7 ro  
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-rc6
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.30-rc6 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.30-rc6 root=/dev/hda7 ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.30-rc6
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.29-2-686" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.29-2-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro  
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.29-2-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.29-2-686 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.29-2-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.29-2-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.29-1-686" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.29-1-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro  
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.29-1-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.29-1-686 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.29-1-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.29-1-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.29" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.29 root=/dev/hda7 ro  
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.29
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.29 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.29 root=/dev/hda7 ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.29
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.28-1-686" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.28-1-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro  
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.28-1-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.28-1-686 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.28-1-686 root=/dev/hda7 ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.28-1-686
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.28" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.28 root=/dev/hda7 ro  
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.28
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.28 (recovery mode)" {
	set root=(hd0,1)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bfdeb6d6-0b77-4beb-a63d-bdc3e455b8ea
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.28 root=/dev/hda7 ro single 
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.28
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
	linux	/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
	linux	/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 95/98/Me (on /dev/sdb1)" {
	set root=(hd1,1)
	chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file is an example on how to add custom entries
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
*********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-rc8 (SMP w/1 CPU core; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]    1.5.26          Debian configuration management sy
ii  grub-common              1.96+20090604-1 GRand Unified Bootloader, version 
ii  libc6                    2.9-13          GNU C Library: Shared libraries

grub-pc recommends no packages.

Versions of packages grub-pc suggests:
pn  desktop-base                  <none>     (no description available)
ii  genisoimage                   9:1.1.9-1  Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem
ii  os-prober                     1.29       utility to detect other OSes on a 

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