Package: grub-pc Version: 1.98+20100804-4 Severity: grave Tags: fixed-upstream
When the boot drive contains partitions (as usual), but is identified as a floppy by the BIOS, GRUB skips the partitions. As a result, with certain BIOSes it becomes impossible to install Debian on an USB drive. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=ca_AD.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ca_AD.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages grub-pc depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.35 Debian configuration management sy ii grub-common 1.98+20100804-4 GRand Unified Bootloader, version ii libc6 2.11.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libdevmapper1.02.1 2:1.02.48-3 The Linux Kernel Device Mapper use ii ucf 3.0025+nmu1 Update Configuration File: preserv grub-pc recommends no packages. Versions of packages grub-pc suggests: ii desktop-base 5.0.6 common files for the Debian Deskto -- Configuration Files: /etc/default/grub changed [not included] -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
