Bug#594158: grub-probe too verbose

Svante Signell svante.signell at telia.com
Tue Aug 24 07:01:19 UTC 2010 

Subject: grub-pc: Annoying output from grub-probe
Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.98+20100804-4
Severity: normal
Tags: upstream

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When updating grub-pc grub-probe is too verbose, se below. 

Is msdos1 vfat, msdos2 ntfs and msdos3 ext2/ext3???

Furthermore I would like to know how to resolve this problem,
Sent mail to grub.boot and pkg-grub-devel mailing lists but
have not found a working solution yet. Need help to find one!

Which option should be used???

#fsck.vfat -ar /dev/sda1

dosfsck 3.0.9, 31 Jan 2010, FAT32, LFN
There are differences between boot sector and its backup.
Differences: (offset:original/backup)
  65:00/01
1) Copy original to backup
2) Copy backup to original
3) No action
? 1
Perform changes ? (y/n) n
/dev/sda1: 9309 files, 802467/945032 clusters

And then what: install-mbr, grub-install, update-grub or??
Any pointers/documentation/whatever??


===========================================
Setting up grub-common (1.98+20100804-4) ...
Setting up grub-pc (1.98+20100804-4) ...
Installing new version of config
file /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub ...
Installing new version of config
file /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub ...
grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
Installation finished. No error reported.
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
Generating grub.cfg ...
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
Found background image: moreblue-orbit-grub.png
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-3-686
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-3-686
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-1-686
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-1-686
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
Found Windows NT/2000/XP on /dev/sda1
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
Found Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition on /dev/sda2
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: warn: Discarding improperly nested partition
(hd1,msdos3,msdos1).
done


-- Package-specific info:

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/disk/by-uuid/aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41 / ext3
rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sda5 /var ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sda6 /usr ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sda7 /mnt/hda7 ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sdb1 /home ext4 rw,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0)	/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Maxtor_6L250S0_L591JCZG
(hd1)	/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3160021A_3JS0G4TM
(hd2)	/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3200826AS_4ND0G6ER
*********************** END /boot/grub/device.map

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}

function load_video {
  insmod vbe
  insmod vga
  insmod video_bochs
  insmod video_cirrus
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set fb87eb32-ec18-40c1-93fc-f63f60f39964
if loadfont /share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41
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, with Linux 2.6.32-5-686' --class debian
--class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd1,msdos3)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-5-686 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686
root=UUID=aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41 ro  quiet
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (recovery mode)'
--class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd1,msdos3)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-5-686 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686
root=UUID=aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-3-686' --class debian
--class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd1,msdos3)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-3-686 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-3-686
root=UUID=aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41 ro  quiet
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-3-686
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-3-686 (recovery mode)'
--class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd1,msdos3)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-3-686 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-3-686
root=UUID=aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-3-686
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.31-1-686' --class debian
--class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd1,msdos3)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.31-1-686 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-1-686
root=UUID=aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41 ro  quiet
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-1-686
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.31-1-686 (recovery mode)'
--class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd1,msdos3)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.31-1-686 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-1-686
root=UUID=aec662ba-91d0-4201-9bd1-a2e9028cbd41 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-1-686
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows NT/2000/XP (on /dev/sda1)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod fat
	set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 693d-1e3b
	drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
	chainloader +1
}
menuentry "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (on /dev/sda2)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ntfs
	set root='(hd1,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f0fc6717fc66d77e
	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/41_custom ###
if [ -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
*********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg

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

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set
to C)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]    1.5.35          Debian configuration
management sy
ii  grub-common              1.98+20100804-4 GRand Unified Bootloader,
version 
ii  libc6                    2.11.2-2        Embedded GNU C Library:
Shared lib
ii  libdevmapper1.02.1       2:1.02.48-3     The Linux Kernel Device
Mapper use
ii  ucf                      3.0025          Update Configuration File:
preserv

grub-pc recommends no packages.

Versions of packages grub-pc suggests:
ii  desktop-base                  5.0.6      common files for the Debian
Deskto

-- debconf information:
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
* grub2/device_map_regenerated:
* grub2/linux_cmdline:
  grub-pc/install_devices_failed: false
* grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
  grub-pc/kopt_extracted: true
  grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
  grub-pc/disk_description:
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
* grub2/linux_cmdline_default: quiet
  grub-pc/install_devices_empty: false
* grub-pc/install_devices: /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3160021A_3JS0G4TM
  grub-pc/install_devices_failed_upgrade: true
  grub-pc/partition_description:
  grub-pc/install_devices_disks_changed:
  grub-pc/mixed_legacy_and_grub2: true

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