Bug#989645: /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: dpkg: error processing package linux-image-powerpc (--configure):

Rick Thomas rbthomas at pobox.com
Wed Jun 9 10:15:41 BST 2021


Package: grub-common
Version: 2.04-18
Severity: grave
File: /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig
Justification: renders package unusable
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-powerpc at lists.debian.org, glaubitz at physik.fu-berlin.de, rbthomas at pobox.com

This is what happens when I attempt to do "aptitude full-upgrade" on my PowerPC machine:

root at dillserver:/home/rbthomas# aptitude full-upgrade
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
  linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc linux-image-powerpc 
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
Setting up linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc (5.10.40-1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-7-powerpc
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
/usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: 257: cannot create /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new: Read-only file system
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 2
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc (--configure):
 installed linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-powerpc:
 linux-image-powerpc depends on linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc (= 5.10.40-1); however:
  Package linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-powerpc (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc
 linux-image-powerpc
needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Setting up linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc (5.10.40-1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-7-powerpc
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
/usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: 257: cannot create /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new: Read-only file system
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 2
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc (--configure):
 installed linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-powerpc:
 linux-image-powerpc depends on linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc (= 5.10.40-1); however:
  Package linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-image-powerpc (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-5.10.0-7-powerpc
 linux-image-powerpc
                                         
-- Package-specific info:

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/mapper/dill-root / ext4 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/mapper/dill-home /home ext4 rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/sda3 /boot ext2 rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/sda2 /boot/grub hfs ro,relatime,uid=0,gid=0 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** 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 $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  set have_grubenv=true
  load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
   set default="${next_entry}"
   set next_entry=
   save_env next_entry
   set boot_once=true
else
   set default="0"
fi

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
  menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
  menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

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 {
  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
    insmod all_video
  else
    insmod efi_gop
    insmod efi_uga
    insmod ieee1275_fb
    insmod vbe
    insmod vga
    insmod video_bochs
    insmod video_cirrus
  fi
}

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
   font=unicode
else
insmod part_apple
insmod lvm
insmod ext2
set root='lvmid/KyeuOm-Fceg-PCoI-LcmV-eVLL-RnL7-Xh0WT4/Ut9qE2-72vC-tTDE-XyVH-6Z0i-GXy3-lyyiCh'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint='lvmid/KyeuOm-Fceg-PCoI-LcmV-eVLL-RnL7-Xh0WT4/Ut9qE2-72vC-tTDE-XyVH-6Z0i-GXy3-lyyiCh'  9151f254-2918-4435-bd1c-9a0e70edfdf7
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9151f254-2918-4435-bd1c-9a0e70edfdf7
fi
    font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
  set gfxmode=auto
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then
  set timeout=30
else
  if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
    set timeout_style=menu
    set timeout=5
  # Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
  # unavailable.
  else
    set timeout=5
  fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
	set gfxpayload="${1}"
}
set linux_gfx_mode=
export linux_gfx_mode
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-9151f254-2918-4435-bd1c-9a0e70edfdf7' {
	load_video
	insmod gzio
	if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
	insmod part_apple
	insmod ext2
	set root='hd0,apple3'
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-ieee1275='ieee1275//pci at f2000000/mac-io at 17/ata-4 at 1f000/disk at 0,apple3' --hint-bios=hd0,apple3 --hint-efi=hd0,apple3 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,apple3  d5237bca-cc72-4994-ab9e-df9de93e27b5
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d5237bca-cc72-4994-ab9e-df9de93e27b5
	fi
	echo	'Loading Linux 5.10.0-7-powerpc ...'
	linux	/vmlinux-5.10.0-7-powerpc root=/dev/mapper/dill-root ro  
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/initrd.img-5.10.0-7-powerpc
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Debian GNU/Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-9151f254-2918-4435-bd1c-9a0e70edfdf7' {
	menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.10.0-7-powerpc' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.10.0-7-powerpc-advanced-9151f254-2918-4435-bd1c-9a0e70edfdf7' {
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_apple
		insmod ext2
		set root='hd0,apple3'
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-ieee1275='ieee1275//pci at f2000000/mac-io at 17/ata-4 at 1f000/disk at 0,apple3' --hint-bios=hd0,apple3 --hint-efi=hd0,apple3 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,apple3  d5237bca-cc72-4994-ab9e-df9de93e27b5
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d5237bca-cc72-4994-ab9e-df9de93e27b5
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 5.10.0-7-powerpc ...'
		linux	/vmlinux-5.10.0-7-powerpc root=/dev/mapper/dill-root ro  
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/initrd.img-5.10.0-7-powerpc
	}
	menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.10.0-7-powerpc (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.10.0-7-powerpc-recovery-9151f254-2918-4435-bd1c-9a0e70edfdf7' {
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_apple
		insmod ext2
		set root='hd0,apple3'
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-ieee1275='ieee1275//pci at f2000000/mac-io at 17/ata-4 at 1f000/disk at 0,apple3' --hint-bios=hd0,apple3 --hint-efi=hd0,apple3 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,apple3  d5237bca-cc72-4994-ab9e-df9de93e27b5
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d5237bca-cc72-4994-ab9e-df9de93e27b5
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 5.10.0-7-powerpc ...'
		linux	/vmlinux-5.10.0-7-powerpc root=/dev/mapper/dill-root ro single 
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/initrd.img-5.10.0-7-powerpc
	}
}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

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

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie) (on /dev/sdb4)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-simple-3afc42bc-1b79-49d9-bc1d-8601a69fe13d' {
	insmod part_apple
	insmod ext2
	set root='hd1,apple4'
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-ieee1275='ieee1275//pci at f2000000/ACARD\,6280M at 13/disk at 0,apple4' --hint-bios=hd1,apple4 --hint-efi=hd1,apple4 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,apple4  3afc42bc-1b79-49d9-bc1d-8601a69fe13d
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 3afc42bc-1b79-49d9-bc1d-8601a69fe13d
	fi
	linux /boot/vmlinux root=LABEL ro  text
	initrd /boot/initrd.img
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Debian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie) (on /dev/sdb4)' $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-advanced-3afc42bc-1b79-49d9-bc1d-8601a69fe13d' {
	menuentry 'Linux (on /dev/sdb4)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-gnulinux-/boot/vmlinux--3afc42bc-1b79-49d9-bc1d-8601a69fe13d' {
		insmod part_apple
		insmod ext2
		set root='hd1,apple4'
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-ieee1275='ieee1275//pci at f2000000/ACARD\,6280M at 13/disk at 0,apple4' --hint-bios=hd1,apple4 --hint-efi=hd1,apple4 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,apple4  3afc42bc-1b79-49d9-bc1d-8601a69fe13d
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 3afc42bc-1b79-49d9-bc1d-8601a69fe13d
		fi
		linux /boot/vmlinux root=LABEL ro  text
		initrd /boot/initrd.img
	}
}

### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### 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  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
  source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
*********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [raid1] [linear] [multipath] [raid0] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [raid10] 
md127 : active (auto-read-only) raid1 sdd[1] sdc[0]
      312374592 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU]
      bitmap: 0/3 pages [0KB], 65536KB chunk

unused devices: <none>
*********************** END /proc/mdstat

*********************** BEGIN LVM
*********************** END LVM

*********************** BEGIN /dev/disk/by-id
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 12 11:21 ata-PIONEER_DVD-RW_DVR-117D -> ../../sr0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD2500JB-57GVC0_WD-WCAL78418236 -> ../../sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD2500JB-57GVC0_WD-WCAL78418236-part1 -> ../../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD2500JB-57GVC0_WD-WCAL78418236-part2 -> ../../sdb2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD2500JB-57GVC0_WD-WCAL78418236-part3 -> ../../sdb3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD2500JB-57GVC0_WD-WCAL78418236-part4 -> ../../sdb4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD2500JB-57GVC0_WD-WCAL78418236-part5 -> ../../sdb5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD3200AAJB-00WGA0_WD-WCARW6192071 -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD3200AAJB-00WGA0_WD-WCARW6192071-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD3200AAJB-00WGA0_WD-WCARW6192071-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD3200AAJB-00WGA0_WD-WCARW6192071-part3 -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD3200AAJB-00WGA0_WD-WCARW6192071-part4 -> ../../sda4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD3200AAJB-00WGA0_WD-WCARW6192071-part5 -> ../../sda5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD3200AAJB-56R1A0_WD-WCAV2L298602 -> ../../sdc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 12 11:21 ata-WDC_WD3200AAJB-56R1A0_WD-WCAV2T713387 -> ../../sdd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 dm-name-dill-home -> ../../dm-2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 dm-name-dill-root -> ../../dm-0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 dm-name-dill-swap_1 -> ../../dm-1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 dm-uuid-LVM-KyeuOmFcegPCoILcmVeVLLRnL7Xh0WT4AGMNkI36qWp9cu587TFL4Npt1sLOZD12 -> ../../dm-1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 dm-uuid-LVM-KyeuOmFcegPCoILcmVeVLLRnL7Xh0WT4OtcN29hjymsD2cTYMtQXuX69dk6jqFwn -> ../../dm-2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 dm-uuid-LVM-KyeuOmFcegPCoILcmVeVLLRnL7Xh0WT4Ut9qE272vCtTDEXyVH6Z0iGXy3lyyiCh -> ../../dm-0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 lvm-pv-uuid-tqBKhT-h4ij-vRtF-d08Z-nN5S-9hGu-6Ie8zF -> ../../sda4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Apr 12 11:21 md-name-dillserver:backup -> ../../md127
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Apr 12 11:21 md-name-dillserver:backup-part1 -> ../../md127p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Apr 12 11:21 md-uuid-10aef708:44c9c2e5:7ac55829:225c7919 -> ../../md127
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Apr 12 11:21 md-uuid-10aef708:44c9c2e5:7ac55829:225c7919-part1 -> ../../md127p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 12 11:21 wwn-0x50014ee158766816 -> ../../sdd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 12 11:21 wwn-0x50014ee1abc68d7a -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 wwn-0x50014ee1abc68d7a-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 wwn-0x50014ee1abc68d7a-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 wwn-0x50014ee1abc68d7a-part3 -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 wwn-0x50014ee1abc68d7a-part4 -> ../../sda4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 wwn-0x50014ee1abc68d7a-part5 -> ../../sda5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 Apr 12 11:21 wwn-0x50014ee1ad45a008 -> ../../sdc
*********************** END /dev/disk/by-id

*********************** BEGIN /dev/disk/by-uuid
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Apr 12 11:21 20bb3fca-4dd1-4e44-9eff-fff671b662c9 -> ../../md127p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 245751a9-c0a1-40d8-9e43-4540f33c9544 -> ../../dm-2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 3afc42bc-1b79-49d9-bc1d-8601a69fe13d -> ../../sdb4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 9151f254-2918-4435-bd1c-9a0e70edfdf7 -> ../../dm-0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 976d7379-90b0-45e9-8eb4-b4a363211b2a -> ../../dm-1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 d5237bca-cc72-4994-ab9e-df9de93e27b5 -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 db0c4757-093e-4cbb-9e2d-96ad875ae055 -> ../../sdb3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Apr 12 11:21 e523aaef-7654-4ab7-8728-1e6a49a23616 -> ../../sdb5
*********************** END /dev/disk/by-uuid

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 11.0
  APT prefers unreleased
  APT policy: (500, 'unreleased'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)

Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-7-powerpc
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages grub-common depends on:
ii  gettext-base        0.21-4
ii  libc6               2.31-12
ii  libdevmapper1.02.1  2:1.02.175-2.1
ii  libfreetype6        2.10.4+dfsg-1
ii  libfuse2            2.9.9-5
ii  liblzma5            5.2.5-2

Versions of packages grub-common recommends:
ii  os-prober  1.78

Versions of packages grub-common suggests:
ii  console-setup  1.203
pn  desktop-base   <none>
pn  grub-emu       <none>
pn  multiboot-doc  <none>
pn  xorriso        <none>

-- no debconf information



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