Bug#708614: grub-common: Regression from 1.99: update-grub fails in Xen DomU: "warning: grub-probe can't find drive for /dev/xvda1."

[Axel Beckert]

Hi Colin,

Colin Watson wrote:
> OK, so what I need is the output of:
> 
>   grub-probe -vv --device /dev/xvda1 --target=fs_uuid

# grub-probe -vv --device /dev/xvda1 --target=fs_uuid
grub-probe: info: Looking for /dev/xvda1.
grub-probe: info: /dev/xvda is a parent of /dev/xvda1.
grub-probe: info: /dev/xvda1 starts from 0.
grub-probe: info: opening the device hostdisk//dev/xvda.
grub-core/kern/disk.c:230: Opening `hostdisk//dev/xvda'...
grub-core/kern/disk.c:312: Opening `hostdisk//dev/xvda' failed.
grub-core/kern/disk.c:326: Closing `hostdisk//dev/xvda'.
grub-probe: warning: disk does not exist, so falling back to partition device /dev/xvda1.
grub-probe: info: Looking for /dev/xvda1.
grub-probe: info: /dev/xvda is a parent of /dev/xvda1.
grub-probe: info: Looking for /dev/xvda1.
grub-probe: info: /dev/xvda is a parent of /dev/xvda1.
grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/xvda1.  Check your device.map.
# cat /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0)   /dev/xvda1
# 

HTH.

		Regards, Axel
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