id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
218	installing grub fails	Klaus Ade	Bruno Cornec	"Running mondo on debian etch and debian testingm both fails installing grub. I'm running mondoarchive and mondorestore on the very same machine, and it does have /dev/hda.

Here is the grub part from mondo-restore.log on a debian etch machine:

[Main] mondo-rstr-tools.c->run_grub#1634: Yay! grub-MR found...
[Main] mondo-rstr-tools.c->run_grub#1636: command = grub-MR /dev/hda /tmp/mountlist.txt
Running GRUB...
        [Main] mondo-rstr-tools.c->run_grub#1683: mondo-rstr-tools.c, run_grub, 1683: grub-MR /dev/hda /tmp/mountlist.txt
Now I'll use grub-install
grub-install returned 1
Trying a hack
        device (hd0) /dev/hda

        root (hd0,-1)
        setup (hd0)
        quit
Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.


    GNU GRUB  version 0.97  (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)

       [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported.   For
         the   first   word,  TAB  lists  possible  command
         completions.  Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
         completions of a device/filename. ]
grub> device (hd0) /dev/hda

Error 15: File not found
grub>
grub> root (hd0,-1)

Error 11: Unrecognized device string
grub> setup (hd0)

Error 12: Invalid device requested
grub> quit
/mondo/grub-MR: /mondo/grub-MR: 185: try_grub_Hack: not found
        device (hd1) /dev/hda

        root (hd1,-1)
        setup (hd1)
        quit
Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.


    GNU GRUB  version 0.97  (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)

       [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported.   For
         the   first   word,  TAB  lists  possible  command
         completions.  Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
         completions of a device/filename. ]
grub> device (hd1) /dev/hda

Error 15: File not found
grub>
grub> root (hd1,-1)

Error 11: Unrecognized device string
grub> setup (hd1)

Error 12: Invalid device requested
grub> quit
/mondo/grub-MR: /mondo/grub-MR: 185: try_grub_Hack: not found
        device (hd2) /dev/hda

        root (hd2,-1)
        setup (hd2)
        quit
Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.


    GNU GRUB  version 0.97  (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)

       [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported.   For
         the   first   word,  TAB  lists  possible  command
         completions.  Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
         completions of a device/filename. ]
grub> device (hd2) /dev/hda

Error 15: File not found
grub>
grub> root (hd2,-1)

Error 11: Unrecognized device string
grub> setup (hd2)

Error 12: Invalid device requested
grub> quit
/mondo/grub-MR: /mondo/grub-MR: 185: try_grub_Hack: not found
Hack returned res=127
Now I'll use grub-install.patched
grub-install.patched returned 1
Trying to use the existing grub.conf file in batch mode
Grub.conf approach returned 2
grub-MR returned res=2
running: grub-MR /dev/hda /tmp/mountlist.txt > /tmp/mondo-run-prog-thing.tmp 2> /tmp/mondo-run-prog-thing.err
--------------------------------start of output-----------------------------
Alright then.
.............Cool.
You shouldn't call /sbin/grub-install. Please call /usr/sbin/grub-install instead!

/dev/hda: Not found or not a block device.
BusyBox v1.2.1 (2006.08.30-12:07+0000) multi-call binary

Usage: cp [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST

chroot: cannot execute grub-install.patched: No such file or directory
/mondo/grub-MR: /mondo/grub-MR: 202: cannot open /mnt/RESTORING/etc/grub.conf: No such file
--------------------------------end of output------------------------------
...ran with res=512
Because of bugs in GRUB's own installer, GRUB was not installed properly. Please install the boot loader manually now, using this chroot()'ed shell prompt. Type 'exit' wh
en you have finished.
Thank you.
Failed.
GRUB ran w/error(s). See /tmp/mondo-restore.log for more info.
[Main] mondo-rstr-tools.c->run_grub#1698: Type:-
[Main] mondo-rstr-tools.c->run_grub#1699:     mount-me
[Main] mondo-rstr-tools.c->run_grub#1700:     chroot /mnt/RESTORING
[Main] mondo-rstr-tools.c->run_grub#1701:     mount /boot
[Main] mondo-rstr-tools.c->run_grub#1702:     grub-install '(hd0)'
[Main] mondo-rstr-tools.c->run_grub#1703:     exit
[Main] mondo-rstr-tools.c->run_grub#1704:     unmount-me
[Main] mondo-rstr-tools.c->run_grub#1706: If you're really stuck, please e-mail the mailing list.
Your boot loader returned an error
"	defect	closed	normal	2.2.5	mondo	2.2.0	normal	wontfix