2009/8/26 Michal Suchanek <hramr...@centrum.cz>: > 2009/8/26 Robert Millan <r...@aybabtu.com>: >> On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 10:24:57AM +1000, Jayen wrote: >>> Package: grub-pc >>> Version: 1.96+20090725-1 >>> Severity: critical >>> Justification: breaks the whole system >>> >>> >>> I know On i386-pc (and amd64), the grub package never updates the installed >>> version of GRUB automatically. However, this has rendered the system >>> unbootable for me twice now. I know I'm running something unstable, but >>> users >>> should NOT be expected to know how to fix an unbootable system. There >>> should >>> at least be a debconf question of whether to run grub-install. >>> >>> The error I'm getting is "Unknown command: initrd" similar to #513592 and >>> #497791 (and probably others). >> >> What happens if you comment out the "search" commands? (all of them) >> >> And if you add "insmod linux" at the beginning of grub.cfg? >> > > Neither helps. > > "You have to load kernel first." > > I tried loading the kernel by hand which sort of works but then I do > not get the 'boot' command so I cannot start it. > > With grub rescue CD I managed to do this so I suspect there is > something deficient in the on-disk installation of grub. >
With a newer grub (1.96+20090808-1) I can at least load the kernel manually as I could with the rescue CD. The menu still fails to boot with the same message, though. Thanks Michal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
