Bug#659460: grub-pc: grub-install can't install on raid0 device (grub-probe can't find /boot)

Sat Feb 11 10:29:19 UTC 2012

On 11.02.2012 11:14, John Hughes wrote:
> Package: grub-pc
> Version: 1.99-14
> Severity: important
> Tags: d-i
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
>    * What led up to the situation?
>
> I tried to install wheezy on a Sony Vaio Z2 which has a raid0 disk
>
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)?
>
> Tried to install grub
>
>    * What was the outcome of this action?
>
> grub-install on /dev/md126 (the raid0) fails:
>
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no such disk /dev/md126p5
This looks like fakeraid rather than a honest software raid. You need to
manually add it to device.map.
>    * What outcome did you expect instead
>
> Since /dev/md126p5 is /boot I expected grub to install
>
>
> grub-install suggests the output of grub-probe -v might be interesting.  Here it is:
> # /usr/sbin/grub-install /dev/md126
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no such disk.
> Auto-detection of a filesystem of /dev/md126p5 failed.
> Try with --recheck.
> If the problem persists please report this together with the output of "/usr/sbin/grub-probe --device-map="/boot/grub/device.map" --target=fs -v /boot/grub" to <bug-grub at gnu.org>
> # /usr/sbin/grub-probe --device-map=/boot/grub/device.map --target=fs -v /boot/grub
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for dmraid_nv RAID devices on disk hd0.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for dmraid_nv RAID devices on disk hd1.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: scanning hd0 for LVM.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: no LVM signature found.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: scanning hd1 for LVM.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: no LVM signature found.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk hd0.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk hd1.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk hd0.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk hd1.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk hd0.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk hd0,msdos3.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk hd0,msdos2.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk hd0,msdos1.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid09 RAID devices on disk hd1.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk hd0.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk hd0,msdos3.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk hd0,msdos2.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk hd0,msdos1.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: Scanning for mdraid1x RAID devices on disk hd1.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: scanning hd0 for LVM.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: no LVM signature found.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: scanning hd0,msdos3 for LVM.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: no LVM signature found.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: scanning hd0,msdos2 for LVM.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: no LVM signature found.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: scanning hd0,msdos1 for LVM.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: no LVM signature found.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: scanning hd1 for LVM.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: no LVM signature found.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: the size of hd1 is 250069680.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: changing current directory to /dev.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: changing current directory to mapper.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: info: opening md126,5.
> /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: no such disk.
>
> # ls /dev/md126p5
> brw-rw-rw- 1 root root 259, 4 Feb 10 22:55 /dev/md126p5
> # mount
> /dev/md126p7 on / type ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,data=ordered)
> /dev/md126p5 on /boot type ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=continue,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,data=ordered)
> tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755)
>
> -- Package-specific info:
>
> *********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
> (hd0)	/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_MZRPC256HADR-000SO_S0T5NY0BA01617
> (hd1)	/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_MZRPC256HADR-000SO_S0T5NY5BA01617
> *********************** END /boot/grub/device.map
>
> *********************** BEGIN /proc/mdstat
> cat: /proc/mdstat: No such file or directory
> *********************** END /proc/mdstat
>
> *********************** BEGIN /dev/disk/by-id
> total 0
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb 10 22:42 ata-Optiarc_DVD_RW_AD-7690H -> ../../sr0
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb 10 22:55 ata-SAMSUNG_MZRPC256HADR-000SO_S0T5NY0BA01617 -> ../../sda
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb 10 22:42 ata-SAMSUNG_MZRPC256HADR-000SO_S0T5NY5BA01617 -> ../../sdb
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Feb 10 22:42 md-uuid-4a056b95:1ce7c03b:3eb58093:215240fe -> ../../md127
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Feb 10 22:44 md-uuid-e32e0439:7c03631e:a6ee5474:aed5fb87 -> ../../md126
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:44 md-uuid-e32e0439:7c03631e:a6ee5474:aed5fb87-part1 -> ../../md126p1
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:42 md-uuid-e32e0439:7c03631e:a6ee5474:aed5fb87-part2 -> ../../md126p2
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:42 md-uuid-e32e0439:7c03631e:a6ee5474:aed5fb87-part3 -> ../../md126p3
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:42 md-uuid-e32e0439:7c03631e:a6ee5474:aed5fb87-part4 -> ../../md126p4
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:55 md-uuid-e32e0439:7c03631e:a6ee5474:aed5fb87-part5 -> ../../md126p5
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:42 md-uuid-e32e0439:7c03631e:a6ee5474:aed5fb87-part6 -> ../../md126p6
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:44 md-uuid-e32e0439:7c03631e:a6ee5474:aed5fb87-part7 -> ../../md126p7
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb 10 22:55 scsi-SATA_SAMSUNG_MZRPC25S0T5NY0BA01617 -> ../../sda
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb 10 22:42 scsi-SATA_SAMSUNG_MZRPC25S0T5NY5BA01617 -> ../../sdb
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Feb 10 22:55 wwn-0x50000f0043584d30 -> ../../sda
> *********************** END /dev/disk/by-id
>
> *********************** BEGIN /dev/disk/by-uuid
> total 0
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:55 099708d3-6792-45a9-b7be-280e2b46d545 -> ../../md126p5
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:42 13f3e907-bfbe-497c-b0cf-975f927005f3 -> ../../md126p6
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:42 5066444266442AD4 -> ../../md126p3
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:44 7e7b48bc-ab09-4998-a0dc-961ba6c801f4 -> ../../md126p7
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:42 88C043A6C0439978 -> ../../md126p2
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 10 22:44 FC903F88903F4902 -> ../../md126p1
> *********************** END /dev/disk/by-uuid
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: wheezy/sid
>   APT prefers testing
>   APT policy: (500, 'testing')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-1-amd64
> Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
>
> Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
> ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.41
> ii  grub-common            1.99-14
> ii  grub-pc-bin            1.99-14
> ii  grub2-common           1.99-14
> ii  ucf                    3.0025+nmu2
>
> grub-pc recommends no packages.
>
> grub-pc suggests no packages.
>
> -- debconf information:
>   grub-pc/kopt_extracted: false
>   grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
>   grub2/device_map_regenerated:
> * grub-pc/install_devices:
>   grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
>   grub-pc/install_devices_failed_upgrade: true
>   grub-pc/disk_description:
> * grub2/linux_cmdline:
> * grub-pc/install_devices_empty: true
>   grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
>   grub-pc/partition_description:
>   grub-pc/install_devices_failed: false
>   grub-pc/install_devices_disks_changed:
> * grub2/linux_cmdline_default: quiet
>   grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
>   grub-pc/mixed_legacy_and_grub2: true
>
>
>
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-- 
Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko


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