Bug#98785: marked as done (grub: cant install)

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From: Martin Butterweck <address@hidden>
Subject: grub: cant install
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Package: grub
Version: 0.5.96.1-0.1
Severity: normal

--- grub output ---
grub> root (hd0,5)
 Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83

grub> setup (hd0)
 Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
 Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
 Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
 Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"...  15 sectors are embedded.
succeeded
 Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 d (hd0) (hd0)1+15 p
(hd0,5)/boot/grub/stage
2"... failed

Error 22: No such partition

grub> quit
--- grub output ---
--- fdisk output ---
Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 3111 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes

   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *         1       269   2160711    b  Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda2           270      3111  22828365    f  Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5           270      1168   7221186    b  Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda6          1169      1181    104391   83  Linux
/dev/hda7          1182      1692   4104576   83  Linux
/dev/hda8          1693      2203   4104576   83  Linux
/dev/hda9          2204      2458   2048256   83  Linux
/dev/hda10         2459      3111   5245191   83  Linux

Command (m for help): q
--- fdisk output ---

as one can see, the partition /dev/hda6 exists :-)
So the error message must be a bug in grub.

Martin
-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Kernel Version: Linux martin 2.4.4 #1 Mon May 21 16:20:24 CEST 2001 i686 unknown

Versions of the packages grub depends on:
ii  libc6          2.2.3-1        GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii  libncurses5    5.2.20010318-1 Shared libraries for terminal handling

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From: Jason Thomas <address@hidden>
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Subject: Bug#80241: fixed in grub 0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1
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We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
grub, which has been installed in the Debian FTP archive:

grub-doc_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1_all.deb
  to pool/main/g/grub/grub-doc_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1_all.deb
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528.orig.tar.gz
  to pool/main/g/grub/grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528.orig.tar.gz
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1.dsc
  to pool/main/g/grub/grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1.dsc
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1.diff.gz
  to pool/main/g/grub/grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1.diff.gz
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1_i386.deb
  to pool/main/g/grub/grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1_i386.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to address@hidden,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

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Jason Thomas <address@hidden> (supplier of updated grub package)

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Format: 1.7
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 17:04:44 +1000
Source: grub
Binary: grub-doc grub
Architecture: source all i386
Version: 0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Jason Thomas <address@hidden>
Changed-By: Jason Thomas <address@hidden>
Description: 
 grub       - GRand Unified Bootloader
 grub-doc   - Documentation for GRand Unified Bootloader
Closes: 35849 72311 72346 74429 75333 78471 80241 80276 80394 80422 92269 95594 
98750
Changes: 
 grub (0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New Maintainer (closes: #80394)
   * updated standards version.
   * changed to use debhelper.
   * move html doco into a seperate grub-doc package.
   * Took a cvs snapshot to help close a bunch of bugs.
   * cvs snapshot fixes grub-install (closes: #75333, #80276, #98750)
   * cvs snapshot should fix "Error 22: No such partition" (closes: #80241)
   * cvs snapshot should fix symlink problem (closes: #95594)
   * grub supports /boot as seperate partition (closes: #78471)
   * grub supports devfs already (closes: #72346)
   * Changed dir of architecture specific files to /usr/lib (closes: #72311)
   * texi2html problem fixed in previous NMU (closes: #80422)
   * kernel-package supports kernel images in /boot (closes: #74429)
   * the current method for a temporary modification of a menu option is
     to press 'e' for edit. I think this is satisfactory. (closes: #35849)
   * update-grub is in the progeny package of grub
     please contact them (closes: #92269)
Files: 
 ab653bc278c289e6e9f7975a2ed14324 666 base optional 
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1.dsc
 93c6263f3e2de8020eae9854c601d1b8 667241 base optional 
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528.orig.tar.gz
 a3d542a495e4bd16318d4e8e8e564709 69210 base optional 
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1.diff.gz
 17c00b0bb1b5217c8738e6a59f679ad0 160350 base optional 
grub-doc_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1_all.deb
 8701ba7df4725dd6ac20d68c6173d38f 276234 base optional 
grub_0.5.96.1.cvs20010528-1_i386.deb

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