Bug#611463: grub-pc: grub-install does NOT install Grub2 to extended/logical partition boot sector.

Mon May 9 17:37:42 UTC 2011

On 29.01.2011 17:57, tompfr wrote:
> Package: grub-pc
> Version: 1.98+20100804-14
> Severity: normal
> Tags: d-i upstream
>
> During Debian Squeeze install (rc2, 1386, netinst), the Grub2 boot sector does NOT get
> installed to an /extended/logical partition (such as /dev/sda5) when specified to be installed
> there. The same problem occurs when running e.g. 'grub-install --force /dev/sda5' manually from
> the command line. The first sector of /dev/sda5 does NOT get written, and is all zeros (blank) 
> in both cases.
Could you try latest upstream bzr GRUB? It was a trouble with linux cache.

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Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko


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