Colin Watson wrote: > Would it be possible to get a log with DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer set in > the environment, to confirm exactly what's going on here?
Gladly. | # cupt install grub-pc | Building the package cache... [done] | Initializing package resolver and worker... [done] | Scheduling requested actions... [done] | Resolving possible unmet dependencies... | The following 1 packages will be INSTALLED: | | grub-pc | | The following 1 packages will be REMOVED: | | grub-legacy | | Need to get 0B/996KiB of archives. After unpacking 1684KiB will be used. | Do you want to continue? [y/N/q] y | | Performing requested actions: | Preconfiguring packages ... | debconf (developer): starting /tmp/grub-pc.config.89471 configure | debconf (developer): <-- SET grub2/linux_cmdline | debconf (developer): --> 0 value set | debconf (developer): <-- SET grub2/linux_cmdline_default quiet | debconf (developer): --> 0 value set | debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high grub2/linux_cmdline | debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped | debconf (developer): <-- INPUT medium grub2/linux_cmdline_default | debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped | debconf (developer): <-- GO | debconf (developer): --> 0 ok | (Reading database ... 54629 files and directories currently installed.) | Removing grub-legacy ... | Processing triggers for man-db ... | debconf (developer): frontend started | debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is man-db | debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.config configure /usr/share/man | debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0 | debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0 | debconf (developer): <-- INPUT medium man-db/install-setuid | debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped | debconf (developer): <-- GO | debconf (developer): --> 0 ok | debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.postinst triggered /usr/share/man | debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0 | debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0 | debconf (developer): <-- GET man-db/auto-update | debconf (developer): --> 0 true | Selecting previously deselected package grub-pc. | (Reading database ... 54583 files and directories currently installed.) | Unpacking grub-pc (from .../grub-pc_1.98+20100804-11_i386.deb) ... | Processing triggers for man-db ... | debconf (developer): frontend started | debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is man-db | debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.config configure /usr/share/man | debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0 | debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0 | debconf (developer): <-- INPUT medium man-db/install-setuid | debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped | debconf (developer): <-- GO | debconf (developer): --> 0 ok | debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.postinst triggered /usr/share/man | debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0 | debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0 | debconf (developer): <-- GET man-db/auto-update | debconf (developer): --> 0 true | Setting up grub-pc (1.98+20100804-11) ... | Installing new version of config file /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ... | debconf (developer): frontend started | debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is grub-pc | debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/grub-pc.config configure 1.98+20100804-10 | debconf (developer): <-- SET grub2/linux_cmdline | debconf (developer): --> 0 value set | debconf (developer): <-- SET grub2/linux_cmdline_default quiet | debconf (developer): --> 0 value set | debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high grub2/linux_cmdline | debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped | debconf (developer): <-- INPUT medium grub2/linux_cmdline_default | debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped | debconf (developer): <-- GO | debconf (developer): --> 0 ok | debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/grub-pc.postinst configure 1.98+20100804-10 | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub2/linux_cmdline | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub2/linux_cmdline_default | debconf (developer): --> 0 quiet | debconf (developer): <-- X_LOADTEMPLATEFILE /var/lib/dpkg/info/ucf.templates ucf | debconf (developer): --> 0 | Replacing config file /etc/default/grub with new version | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub-pc/install_devices | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/disk_description DEVICE /dev/sda | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/disk_description SIZE 6448 | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/disk_description MODEL WDC_WD64AA | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- METAGET grub-pc/disk_description description | debconf (developer): --> 0 /dev/sda (6448 MB, WDC_WD64AA) | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/partition_description DEVICE /dev/sda1 | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/partition_description SIZE 254 | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/partition_description PATH /boot | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- METAGET grub-pc/partition_description description | debconf (developer): --> 0 - /dev/sda1 (254 MB, /boot) | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/disk_description DEVICE /dev/dm-0 | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/disk_description SIZE 5867 | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/disk_description MODEL copier-root | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- METAGET grub-pc/disk_description description | debconf (developer): --> 0 /dev/dm-0 (5867 MB, copier-root) | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/install_devices RAW_CHOICES /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD64AA_WD-WM6531015187, /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD64AA_WD-WM6531015187-part1, /dev/disk/by-id/dm-name-copier-root | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/install_devices CHOICES /dev/sda (6448 MB\, WDC_WD64AA), - /dev/sda1 (254 MB\, /boot), /dev/dm-0 (5867 MB\, copier-root) | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high grub-pc/install_devices | debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped | debconf (developer): <-- GO | debconf (developer): --> 0 ok | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub-pc/install_devices | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub-pc/install_devices | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub-pc/install_devices_empty | debconf (developer): --> 0 true | debconf (developer): <-- INPUT critical grub-pc/install_devices_empty | debconf (developer): --> 30 question skipped | Generating grub.cfg ... | Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686 | Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686 | Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-2-686 | Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-2-686 | Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 | Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686 | done Hmm, no debconf prompt, so no visible trouble. But with dpkg-reconfigure the problem is present. | # dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc | debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/grub-pc.prerm upgrade 1.98+20100804-11 | debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/grub-pc.config reconfigure 1.98+20100804-11 | debconf (developer): <-- SET grub2/linux_cmdline | debconf (developer): --> 0 value set | debconf (developer): <-- SET grub2/linux_cmdline_default quiet | debconf (developer): --> 0 value set | debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high grub2/linux_cmdline | debconf (developer): --> 0 question will be asked | debconf (developer): <-- INPUT medium grub2/linux_cmdline_default | debconf (developer): --> 0 question will be asked | debconf (developer): <-- GO | debconf (developer): --> 0 ok | debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/grub-pc.postinst configure 1.98+20100804-11 | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub2/linux_cmdline | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub2/linux_cmdline_default | debconf (developer): --> 0 quiet | debconf (developer): <-- X_LOADTEMPLATEFILE /var/lib/dpkg/info/ucf.templates ucf | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub-pc/install_devices | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/disk_description DEVICE /dev/sda | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/disk_description SIZE 6448 | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/disk_description MODEL WDC_WD64AA | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- METAGET grub-pc/disk_description description | debconf (developer): --> 0 /dev/sda (6448 MB, WDC_WD64AA) | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/partition_description DEVICE /dev/sda1 | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/partition_description SIZE 254 | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/partition_description PATH /boot | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- METAGET grub-pc/partition_description description | debconf (developer): --> 0 - /dev/sda1 (254 MB, /boot) | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/disk_description DEVICE /dev/dm-0 | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/disk_description SIZE 5867 | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/disk_description MODEL copier-root | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- METAGET grub-pc/disk_description description | debconf (developer): --> 0 /dev/dm-0 (5867 MB, copier-root) | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/install_devices RAW_CHOICES /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD64AA_WD-WM6531015187, /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD64AA_WD-WM6531015187-part1, /dev/disk/by-id/dm-name-copier-root | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- SUBST grub-pc/install_devices CHOICES /dev/sda (6448 MB\, WDC_WD64AA), - /dev/sda1 (254 MB\, /boot), /dev/dm-0 (5867 MB\, copier-root) | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- INPUT high grub-pc/install_devices | debconf (developer): --> 0 question will be asked | debconf (developer): <-- GO | debconf (developer): --> 0 ok | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub-pc/install_devices | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub-pc/install_devices | debconf (developer): --> 0 | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub-pc/install_devices_empty | debconf (developer): --> 0 true | debconf (developer): <-- INPUT critical grub-pc/install_devices_empty | debconf (developer): --> 0 question will be asked | debconf (developer): <-- GO | debconf (developer): --> 0 ok | debconf (developer): <-- GET grub-pc/install_devices_empty | debconf (developer): --> 0 true | Generating grub.cfg ... | Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686 | Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686 | Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-2-686 | Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-2-686 | Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 | Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686 | done [...] > The good news is that this only affects frontends where debconf needs to > compare strings in order to figure out which choice you meant. I > believe that this means only the editor frontend has a problem. Good to know. [...] >> - Infinite loop with no escape! What if I just want to use the old >> version of grub-pc, which worked? I tried exiting vi with :cq but >> that leaves me in the same loop. > > The escape is to answer "yes" to the "Continue without installing GRUB?" > prompt. It may not be *desirable*, but given the existence of this bug > in the first place ... Right. What I was hoping for is a way to make postinst exit with nonzero status so the package manager knows there was trouble, but that is neither here nor there. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
