[Bug 851166] Re: package grub-efi-amd64 installation fails with "Auto-detection of a filesystem of /dev/... failed"

[Peter Hawkins]

This bug is non-deterministic. After running "dpkg --configure -a" many
times in succession, it finally succeeded for no apparent reason.
Perhaps there is a bad interaction between grub and btrfs?

$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (1.99-12ubuntu4) ...
BootCurrent: 0000
Timeout: 1 seconds
BootOrder: 0005,0003,0001,0006
Boot0001* Hard Drive
Boot0003* CD/DVD Drive
Boot0005* Windows Boot Manager
Boot0006* Removable Drive
BootCurrent: 0000
Timeout: 1 seconds
BootOrder: 0000,0005,0003,0001,0006
Boot0001* Hard Drive
Boot0003* CD/DVD Drive
Boot0005* Windows Boot Manager
Boot0006* Removable Drive
Boot0000* ubuntu
Installation finished. No error reported.
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-11-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-10-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-10-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-11-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /@/boot/memtest86+.bin
done
Setting up grub-efi (1.99-12ubuntu4) ...

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Title:
  package grub-efi-amd64 installation fails with "Auto-detection of a
  filesystem of /dev/...  failed"

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The grub package appears to have difficulty updating my already
  working grub installation. My machine uses UEFI to boot; the root
  filesystem (/dev/sda2) is in BTRFS format.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: grub-efi-amd64 1.99-12ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Sep 15 11:28:42 2011
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package grub-efi-amd64 1.99-12ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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