Bug#688549: Now a new problem...

[Dean Loros]

Very good--I'll re-run the grub install & "really" verify that 2.0x
installs, then report back.

On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko <
phcoder at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Oct 4, 2012 3:58 PM, "Dean Loros" <debianmainuser at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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?
> >
> >
> Exactly symptoms of bad grub-install run: you don't actually install.
>
> > 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
>
>


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