From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rod Rodolico To: development@lists.ipfire.org Subject: Re: grub broken in IPFire upgrade from 85 to 87 Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:09:32 -0500 Message-ID: <5524478C.8040201@dailydata.net> In-Reply-To: <1428406620.12343.2.camel@ipfire.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============5621078119272152087==" List-Id: --===============5621078119272152087== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I think it was a fluke or operator error. If no one else reported it, I'd suggest just writing it up as a "Stupid User Trick" and get on with other more important things. Rod On 04/07/2015 06:37 AM, Michael Tremer wrote: > I still have not heard from anybody else who experienced the same > problem. I guess calling it an operator issue may be right. The update > seems to have not completed all the way through. By now it is hard to > figure out why. > > -Michael > > On Sun, 2015-03-22 at 14:21 -0500, Rod Rodolico wrote: >> It appears to be two completely different installs of grub to me. >> Haven't messed with grub in a long time, but the config files appear to >> be two versions? Like the install stopped before it was done? I looked >> through the logs but did not see anything obvious. >> >> Attached. grub.cfg is from the "good" install and grub.conf is from the >> "bad" install. That is the way they were named in the images. >> >> Additionally, here is a directory listing of boot/grub for both >> >> "Good" install >> -------------- >> grub.cfg grubenv i386-pc/ locale/ splash.png unifont.pf2 >> >> "Bad" install >> ------------- >> grub.conf menu.lst >> >> I tar/gzipped /boot (including the kernels and everything) and placed >> them at http://smartappliances.us/ipfire.85.87.tgz if you want them for >> anything. I'll remove them at the end of the week. >> >> If no one else has reported anything similar, I vote we call it >> "operator error" and move on. >> >> Rod >> >> >> On 03/20/2015 02:43 AM, Robertm wrote: >>> Hi Rod, >>> >>> there are any differences in the grub.cfg. >>> Differences from the non working machine and the new working machine? >>> It would be nice if you could provide both configs >>> >>> Am 20.03.2015 um 07:22 schrieb Rod Rodolico: >>>> I built a new router (core 85), loaded the config from the one that >>>> broke, then from the cli did the upgrade. It worked just fine. Same >>>> machine, same setup. >>>> >>>> I have no idea why the other one broke on upgrade, but attempting to >>>> replicate the issue did not work. I do still have the original image >>>> (the broken one) if it would be of any use. >>>> >>>> Rod >>>> >>>> P.S. thank you, whoever decided to do automatic backups when performing >>>> upgrades! That saved me. >>>> >>>> On 03/20/2015 12:20 AM, Rod Rodolico wrote: >>>>> I believe those are the correct versions. I upgraded the machine and now >>>>> get a grub error 15. I have no further information except the following: >>>>> >>>>> It is an HVM virtual, running on an LV (should not make a difference) >>>>> >>>>> To troubleshoot, I use kpartx to break it apart. When I mount the /boot >>>>> partition, I see grub.menu.old, then a grub/ directory. The config file >>>>> in the grub/ directory has none of the configuration options I expect. >>>>> >>>>> I have made a copy of the image in case anyone wants me to do anything >>>>> to it. Two other routers have worked just fine with this upgrade, but >>>>> they are not on an LVM partition? >>>>> >>>>> Anyone has any clues on what I should look for, let me know. >>>>> >>>>> Rod >>>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Development mailing list >>> Development(a)lists.ipfire.org >>> http://lists.ipfire.org/mailman/listinfo/development >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Development mailing list >> Development(a)lists.ipfire.org >> http://lists.ipfire.org/mailman/listinfo/development -- Rod Rodolico Daily Data, Inc. POB 140465 Dallas TX 75214-0465 214.827.2170 http://www.dailydata.net --===============5621078119272152087==--