On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 03:05:04PM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote: > 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.
Please try with 1.96+20090826-3 -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
