Bug#688549: Now a new problem...

[Dean Loros]

Hi Vladimir--

My install is about a 1 1/2 year old--1.99 version installs/re-installs
fine, the problems only come when I try to upgrade to the new 2.0x version.
What should I look for to track this further?

On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 5:12 AM, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko <
phcoder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Looks like the install disks are wrong and grub-install wasn't run
> correctly
> On Oct 1, 2012 4:15 AM, "Dean Loros" <debianmainuser at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I found that I did not have ia32-libs installed..installed the libs &
>> grub was still complaining about this:
>>
>>
>> [sudo] password for dean:
>> GRUB >= 2.00 has been unpacked but not yet configured.
>> grub-mkconfig will not work until the upgrade is complete.
>> It should run later as part of configuring the new GRUB packages.
>>
>> I found that I did not have all parts of grub in /boot/grub--only in
>> /boot/grub/i386-pc ...My system is 64bit.
>> I copied all the missing parts into my /boot/grub & left the duplicates
>> in /boot/grub/i386--the system boots, but stills gives the above error with
>> the sudo update-grub or sudo grub-mkconfig commands.
>>
>> I am reverting back to 1.99-23 again & await more information--here is
>> the log:
>>
>>
>> Log started: 2012-09-30  18:39:25
>> (Reading database ...  (Reading database ... 5% (Reading database ... 10%
>> (Reading database ... 15% (Reading database ... 20% (Reading database ...
>> 25% (Reading database ... 30% (Reading database ... 35% (Reading database
>> ... 40% (Reading database ... 45% (Reading database ... 50% (Reading
>> database ... 55% (Reading database ... 60% (Reading database ... 65%
>> (Reading database ... 70% (Reading database ... 75% (Reading database ...
>> 80% (Reading database ... 85% (Reading database ... 90% (Reading database
>> ... 95% (Reading database ... 100% (Reading database ... 338513 files and
>> directories currently installed.)
>> Preparing to replace grub-common 2.00-7 (using
>> .../grub-common_2.00-7_amd64.deb) ...
>> Unpacking replacement grub-common ...
>> Preparing to replace grub-pc 2.00-7 (using .../grub-pc_2.00-7_amd64.deb)
>> ...
>> Unpacking replacement grub-pc ...
>> Preparing to replace grub-pc-bin 2.00-7 (using
>> .../grub-pc-bin_2.00-7_amd64.deb) ...
>> Unpacking replacement grub-pc-bin ...
>> Preparing to replace grub2-common 2.00-7 (using
>> .../grub2-common_2.00-7_amd64.deb) ...
>> Unpacking replacement grub2-common ...
>> Processing triggers for man-db ...
>> Processing triggers for install-info ...
>> Setting up grub-common (2.00-7) ...
>> Setting up grub2-common (2.00-7) ...
>> Setting up grub-pc-bin (2.00-7) ...
>> Setting up grub-pc (2.00-7) ...
>> Installation finished. No error reported.
>> GRUB >= 2.00 has been unpacked but not yet configured.
>> grub-mkconfig will not work until the upgrade is complete.
>> It should run later as part of configuring the new GRUB packages.
>> Log ended: 2012-09-30  18:39:30
>>
>> --
>> Cheers!!!
>> Dean Loros
>> Performance by Design Ltd.
>> autocrosser at http://forums.linuxmint.com
>>
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>


-- 
Cheers!!!
Dean Loros
Performance by Design Ltd.
autocrosser at http://forums.linuxmint.com
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