Re: Unstable, LVM and Grub2: "error: you need to load the kernel first"

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Subject: Re: Unstable, LVM and Grub2: "error: you need to load the kernel first"
From: Michael Wagner <michaeldebian@web.de>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:39:14 +0100
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* Johannes Graumann <johannes_graumann@web.de> 30.11.2009
 
> A recent update of both my home machines running sid pulled in an update of 
> grub2. Now both machines are stuck with the grub menu showing up fine, but 
> no matter which kernel I choose, I always end up with this error:
> 
> "error: you need to load the kernel first"
> 
> Does anyone here have an idea what might be going wrong and how to fix it? 

Hello Johannes,

at the moment 'grub-pc' is broken in sid. When you have a separate /boot 
partition, the package generates a wrong '/boot/grub/grub.cfg'. Look at 
the BTS for bug #558042. There is also the workaround for the problem.

Hth Michael

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