Bug#691359: grub-pc: warning message on grub upgrade

Ritesh Raj Sarraf rrs at debian.org
Wed Oct 24 18:27:13 UTC 2012


Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.99-23.1
Severity: minor


While upgrading grub, I got the following warning message. In the
debconf window, grub recommends that user select all provided opitons
(which are the whole disk and the individual partitions) to install grub
to. On following the recommendations, the following warning gives an
impression that something terrible has happened.

Setting up grub-pc (1.99-23.1) ...
Installation finished. No error reported.
/usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a
partitionless disk or to a partition.  This is a BAD idea..
/usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be
installed in this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are
UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..
Installation finished. No error reported.
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found background image: /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-grub.png
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5-trunk-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5-trunk-amd64
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-amd64
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found memtest86+ multiboot image: /boot/memtest86+_multiboot.bin
  No volume groups found
Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2
done
Setting up linux-headers-3.2.0-4-common (3.2.32-1) ...



-- Package-specific info:

*********************** WARNING grub-setup left core.img in filesystem

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/sda4 / btrfs rw,noatime,ssd,discard,space_cache 0 0
/dev/sda4 /usr btrfs rw,noatime,ssd,discard,space_cache 0 0
/dev/sda4 /var btrfs rw,noatime,ssd,discard,space_cache 0 0
/dev/sda4 /etc btrfs rw,noatime,ssd,discard,space_cache 0 0
/dev/sda4 /home btrfs rw,noatime,ssd,discard,space_cache 0 0
/dev/sda4 /var/log btrfs rw,noatime,ssd,discard,space_cache 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0)	/dev/disk/by-id/ata-HITACHI_HTS723216L9SA60_091220FC1220NCJASEVG
*********************** 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 btrfs
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos4)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod part_msdos
  insmod btrfs
  set root='(/dev/sda,msdos4)'
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de
  set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
  set lang=en_US
  insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
insmod part_msdos
insmod btrfs
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos4)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de
insmod png
if background_image /usr/share/images/desktop-base/joy-grub.png; then
  set color_normal=white/black
  set color_highlight=black/white
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 3.5-trunk-amd64' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod btrfs
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos4)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de
	echo	'Loading Linux 3.5-trunk-amd64 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.5-trunk-amd64 root=UUID=4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de ro  quiet init=/bin/systemd
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.5-trunk-amd64
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.5-trunk-amd64 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod btrfs
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos4)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de
	echo	'Loading Linux 3.5-trunk-amd64 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.5-trunk-amd64 root=UUID=4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.5-trunk-amd64
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod btrfs
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos4)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de
	echo	'Loading Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-amd64 root=UUID=4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de ro  quiet init=/bin/systemd
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-amd64
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod btrfs
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos4)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de
	echo	'Loading Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-amd64 root=UUID=4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-amd64
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

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

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod btrfs
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos4)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de
	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod btrfs
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos4)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de
	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, experimental multiboot)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod btrfs
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos4)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de
	multiboot	/boot/memtest86+_multiboot.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200, experimental multiboot)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod btrfs
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos4)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de
	multiboot	/boot/memtest86+_multiboot.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)" --class windows --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ntfs
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0080997F80997C3A
	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

*********************** 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 Oct 23 02:20 ata-HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GT50N_M18C6RM1911 -> ../../sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Oct 24 23:51 ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7PC128HAFU-000L1_S0U8NSAC531155 -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 21 23:32 ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7PC128HAFU-000L1_S0U8NSAC531155-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 21 23:32 ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7PC128HAFU-000L1_S0U8NSAC531155-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 21 23:32 ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7PC128HAFU-000L1_S0U8NSAC531155-part3 -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 24 23:51 ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7PC128HAFU-000L1_S0U8NSAC531155-part4 -> ../../sda4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Oct 24 23:51 scsi-SATA_SAMSUNG_MZ7PC12S0U8NSAC531155 -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 21 23:32 scsi-SATA_SAMSUNG_MZ7PC12S0U8NSAC531155-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 21 23:32 scsi-SATA_SAMSUNG_MZ7PC12S0U8NSAC531155-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 21 23:32 scsi-SATA_SAMSUNG_MZ7PC12S0U8NSAC531155-part3 -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 24 23:51 scsi-SATA_SAMSUNG_MZ7PC12S0U8NSAC531155-part4 -> ../../sda4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Oct 23 02:20 wwn-0x5001480000000000 -> ../../sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Oct 24 23:51 wwn-0x5002538043584d30 -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 21 23:32 wwn-0x5002538043584d30-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 21 23:32 wwn-0x5002538043584d30-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 21 23:32 wwn-0x5002538043584d30-part3 -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 24 23:51 wwn-0x5002538043584d30-part4 -> ../../sda4
*********************** END /dev/disk/by-id

*********************** BEGIN /dev/disk/by-uuid
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 21 23:32 0080997F80997C3A -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 21 23:32 4484996684995AEE -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 24 23:51 4d8f6ac3-7043-4fef-bd17-fb1e41e1a7de -> ../../sda4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 21 23:32 60479ff5-4191-4e9f-9cc7-6b196038173f -> ../../sda3
*********************** END /dev/disk/by-uuid

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (100, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.5-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages grub-pc depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.46
ii  grub-common            1.99-23.1
ii  grub-pc-bin            1.99-23.1
ii  grub2-common           1.99-23.1
ii  ucf                    3.0025+nmu3

grub-pc recommends no packages.

grub-pc suggests no packages.

-- debconf information:
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
  grub2/device_map_regenerated:
* grub2/linux_cmdline:
  grub-pc/install_devices_empty: false
  grub-pc/install_devices_failed: false
  grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
  grub-pc/hidden_timeout: true
  grub-pc/timeout: 10
  grub-pc/kopt_extracted: false
* grub-pc/install_devices: /dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7PC128HAFU-000L1_S0U8NSAC531155, /dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7PC128HAFU-000L1_S0U8NSAC531155-part4
  grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
  grub-pc/install_devices_failed_upgrade: true
  grub-pc/disk_description:
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
  grub-pc/partition_description:
* grub-pc/install_devices_disks_changed: /dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7PC128HAFU-000L1_S0U8NSAC531155, /dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7PC128HAFU-000L1_S0U8NSAC531155-part4
* grub2/linux_cmdline_default: quiet init=/bin/systemd
  grub-pc/mixed_legacy_and_grub2: true



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