Bug#546008: grub-pc boot fails: "error: you need to load the kernel first"
sean finney
seanius at debian.org
Thu Sep 10 17:09:39 UTC 2009
Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.97~beta2-2
Severity: important
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i just bit the bullet and took the update from grub-legacy. a big
THANK YOU for taking the time to set up the chain-loading test path
for upgrading, you saved me from an unbootable system :)
so now, when i chain-load into grub2, if i select the first kernel
available in the list i get the error:
error: you need to load the kernel first
if i go and edit the cmdline and try to boot with ctrl-x, i get a
different error:
error: cannot read the linux header
let me know if you need anything not included below.
sean
- -- Package-specific info:
*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/sda5 / ext3 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sda6 /scratch ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sda2 /win ntfs ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=0,fmask=0177,dmask=077,nls=utf8,errors=continue,mft_zone_multiplier=1 0 0
/dev/mapper/vg0-home /home ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts
*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0) /dev/sda
*********************** 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=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519
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 timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519
insmod png
if background_image /boot/grub/moreblue-orbit-grub.png ; then
set color_normal=black/black
set color_highlight=magenta/black
else
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-1-amd64" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519
linux /boot/vmlinux-2.6.30-1-amd64 root=UUID=6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519 ro quiet
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-1-amd64 (recovery mode)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519
linux /boot/vmlinux-2.6.30-1-amd64 root=UUID=6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-1-amd64" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-amd64 root=UUID=6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519 ro quiet
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-1-amd64 (recovery mode)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-amd64 root=UUID=6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.29-2-amd64" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-2-amd64 root=UUID=6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519 ro quiet
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.29-2-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.29-2-amd64 (recovery mode)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-2-amd64 root=UUID=6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.29-2-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.29-1-amd64" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-1-amd64 root=UUID=6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519 ro quiet
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.29-1-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.29-1-amd64 (recovery mode)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.29-1-amd64 root=UUID=6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.29-1-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-amd64 root=UUID=6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519 ro quiet
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (recovery mode)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-amd64 root=UUID=6621d892-313e-4814-a1ee-91f002568519 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Dell Utility Partition (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod fat
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 07d7-0508
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "Microsoft Windows XP Professional (on /dev/sda2)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd0,2)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c46c55216c551012
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
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'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.27 Debian configuration management sy
ii grub-common 1.97~beta2-2 GRand Unified Bootloader, version
ii libc6 2.9-26 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii ucf 3.0021 Update Configuration File: preserv
grub-pc recommends no packages.
Versions of packages grub-pc suggests:
ii desktop-base 5.0.5 common files for the Debian Deskto
ii genisoimage 9:1.1.9-1 Creates ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem
- -- debconf information:
grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
* grub2/linux_cmdline:
* grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
* grub2/linux_cmdline_default: quiet
* grub-pc/install_devices:
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