Bug#478401: Segment fault on grub-probe
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 07:28:30PM -0430, Isaac M. Marcos wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.24-1-amd64
> Version: 2.6.24-6
> grub: 0.97-36
>
> On an upgrade from 2.6.24-5 towards 2.6.24-6, the postinst breaks at
> grub-probe because it gets a segfault.
>
> Configuring linux-image-2.6.24-1-amd64 (2.6.24-6) ...
> Running depmod.
> [.....]
> Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
> (2.6.24-5 was configured last, according to dpkg)
> Running postinst hook script update-grub.
> Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
> User postinst hook script [update-grub] exited with value 139
>
> Aditional Info:
> After several test, i found the problem to be related to grub-probe
>
> # grub --version
> grub (GNU GRUB 0.97)
> # grub-probe -V
> grub-probe (GRUB) 1.96
> # grub-probe /dev/sda
> Violaci??n de segmento
>
> Relevant Kernel Syslog:
> Apr 28 19:16:07 dsktop01 kernel:
> grub-probe[30816]: segfault at 780000 rip 41886c rsp 7fff7e2961c0 error 4
>
> Same kernel message (different numbers) testing from shell prompt.
>
> What else to test, try?
What version of grub-common do you have installed? Is this possibly
the same issue as http://bugs.debian.org/474343 ?
--
dann frazier
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