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Bug#587388: marked as done (d-i: fails to install grub-2)

Your message dated Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:44:18 +0100
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and subject line Re: Bug#587388: d-i: fails to install grub-2
has caused the Debian Bug report #587388,
regarding d-i: fails to install grub-2
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Subject: d-i: fails to install grub-2
Package: d-i
Version: debian-504-i386-businesscard.iso
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable


Installer used on 27/06/2010 to install squeeze, which failed to install
grub-2, then failed to revert to grub-legacy, so I used dd to copy
/dev/zero to the disc and started again, attempting to install
grub-legacy. The installer informed me that it was doing an automatic
update to grub-2, which failed. The syslog showed
Jun 28 05:49:48 grub-installer: Unrecognized option `-y'
Jun 28 05:49:48 grub-installer: error: Running 'update-grub -y' failed.

Full logs available if required.

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Chris Bell www.chrisbell.org.uk (was www.overview.demon.co.uk)
Microsoft sells you Windows ... Linux gives you the whole house.

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On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 09:25:41AM +0000, Chris Bell wrote:
> On Mon 28 Jun, Colin Watson wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 08:12:58AM +0000, Chris Bell wrote:
> > > Installer used on 27/06/2010 to install squeeze, which failed to install
> > > grub-2, then failed to revert to grub-legacy, so I used dd to copy
> > > /dev/zero to the disc and started again, attempting to install
> > > grub-legacy. The installer informed me that it was doing an automatic
> > > update to grub-2, which failed. The syslog showed
> > > Jun 28 05:49:48 grub-installer: Unrecognized option `-y'
> > > Jun 28 05:49:48 grub-installer: error: Running 'update-grub -y' failed.
> > 
> > I fixed this bug over a year ago in the squeeze installer; see the
> > changelog for grub-installer 1.38, uploaded on 12 June 2009.  Are you
> > attempting to use a lenny installer to install squeeze?  This won't work
> > well.
> 
>    As stated, I was using the 5.04 businesscard ISO which I thought
> downloaded the correct installer components.

Ah, no, in general you need to use an installer from at least as new a
release as what you're trying to install.

> I will try the weekly image unless you recommend the daily image.

I don't know which is better right now, I'm afraid.

> Please close the bug report.

Done.

Thanks,

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson@debian.org]

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