Package: grub-pc Version: 1.96+20080724-1 Hi, I've been able to reproduce this bug with the most recent version in sid.
This is from a fresh VMware Fusion VM, installed via netinst of sid using the Lenny Beta 2 d-i images. grub-install fails when it hits grub-setup with: grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: couldn't open the core image grub-setup: info: error message = out of partition grub-setup: error: Cannot read `/boot/grub/core.img' correctly Disk info and a full log are attached. Thanks, -Dan
# Output of grub-setup -v '(hd0,1)' with Grub2 on Debian Sid, version 1.96+20080724-1 # /dev/sda1 (hd0,1) is an XFS volume holding /boot. # /dev/sda2 (hd0,2) is LVM, and holds the rest of the system. # /dev/sdb1 (hd1,1) is LVM, and holds miscellaneous files. grub-setup: info: `/dev/fd0' looks like a floppy drive, skipping grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: the size of hd1 is 41943040 grub-setup: info: the size of hd1 is 41943040 grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda' grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda2' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda2' grub-setup: 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opening the device `/dev/sdb1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sdb1' grub-setup: info: the size of hd1 is 41943040 grub-setup: info: changing current directory to /dev/mapper grub-setup: info: changing current directory to /dev grub-setup: info: changing current directory to storage grub-setup: info: changing current directory to system grub-setup: info: /dev/sda1 starts from 63 grub-setup: info: opening the device hd0 grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: DOS partition 0 starts from 63 grub-setup: info: getting the size of /boot/grub/boot.img grub-setup: info: reading /boot/grub/boot.img grub-setup: info: getting the size of /boot/grub/boot.img grub-setup: info: getting the size of /boot/grub/core.img grub-setup: info: reading /boot/grub/core.img grub-setup: info: getting the size of /boot/grub/core.img grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: setting the root device to `hd0,1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: dos partition is 0, bsd partition is -1 grub-setup: info: will leave the core image on the filesystem grub-setup: info: attempting to read the core image `/boot/grub/core.img' from GRUB grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: couldn't open the core image grub-setup: info: error message = out of partition grub-setup: info: attempting to read the core image `/boot/grub/core.img' from GRUB again grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: couldn't open the core image grub-setup: info: error message = out of partition grub-setup: info: attempting to read the core image `/boot/grub/core.img' from GRUB again grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: couldn't open the core image grub-setup: info: error message = out of partition grub-setup: info: attempting to read the core image `/boot/grub/core.img' from GRUB again grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: couldn't open the core image grub-setup: info: error message = out of partition grub-setup: info: attempting to read the core image `/boot/grub/core.img' from GRUB again grub-setup: info: the size of hd0 is 16777216 grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: opening the device `/dev/sda1' grub-setup: info: couldn't open the core image grub-setup: info: error message = out of partition grub-setup: error: Cannot read `/boot/grub/core.img' correctly
