Bug#768135: grub-install is "Illegal instruction"

[Jonny]

Package: grub-legacy
Version: 0.97-68
Severity: grave

hi,

grub-install command does not function at all.

# grub-install /dev/sda1
/proc/devices: No entry for device-mapper found
/proc/devices: No entry for device-mapper found
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
/proc/devices: No entry for device-mapper found
Segmentation fault
Segmentation fault
Segmentation fault
Segmentation fault
Segmentation fault
Segmentation fault
Segmentation fault
Illegal instruction
Segmentation fault
Installation finished. No error reported.
This is the contents of the device map /boot/grub/device.map.
Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is incorrect,
fix it and re-run the script `grub-install'.

(hd0)   /dev/sda
# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : Celeron (Coppermine)
stepping        : 6
microcode       : 0xb
cpu MHz         : 698.538
cache size      : 128 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips        : 1397.07
clflush size    : 32
cache_alignment : 32
address sizes   : 36 bits physical, 32 bits virtual
power management:


grub-install of 0.97-67 will operate normally.