Bug#591222: /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem.

[Elimar Riesebieter]

* Colin Watson [100820 23:49 +0100]:
> On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 12:14:23AM +0200, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> > * Elimar Riesebieter [100806 18:39 +0200]:
> > > Package: grub-common
> > > Version: 1.98+20100804-1
> > > Severity: grave
> > > 
> > > root at frodo ~ # grub-install /dev/sda
> > > /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem.
> > > Auto-detection of a filesystem module failed.
> > > Please specify the module with the option `--modules' explicitly.
> > > 
> > > Ignoring would make the system unbootable. There are two hdd's in
> > > the sytem. They include 10 raid1 arrays. /boot is partitioned on a
> > > separate raid array.
> > 
> > After os-probe was imstalled everything went ok. So grub-common
> > needs a 'Depends:' on os-prober which is currebtly only recommended.
> 
> This seems quite unconnected, and probably some kind of weird
> coincidence.  os-prober is not even used by grub-install, only by
> grub-mkconfig.

Is it reproducible for you?

Elimar


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