[Bug 970260] [NEW] Setting up memtest86+ hangs because of "grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem"

Laurent Riffard laurent.riffard at free.fr
Sat Mar 31 18:19:46 UTC 2012


Public bug reported:

Installation of package memtest86+ fails, it does hang and never ends :

laurent at calimero:~$ sudo apt-get -f install 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libapt-inst1.3 libgdata1.7-cil openoffice.org-common
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up memtest86+ (4.20-1.1ubuntu1) ...
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.3.0
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-rc7
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.3.0-rc7
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-rc6
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.3.0-rc6
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-rc3
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.3.0-rc3
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-21-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-21-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.0
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.1.0
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-16-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-15-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-00007-g5f5cb0b
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-00007-g5f5cb0b
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-00005-g82f1802
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.39-00005-g82f1802
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
File descriptor 3 (pipe:[85856]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 11152: /bin/sh
File descriptor 61 (/var/log/apt/history.log) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 11152: /bin/sh
umount: /var/lib/os-prober/mount: not mounted
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem.
done
             <=========== it hangs there


With another terminal :

laurent at calimero:~$ ps axf 
[...]
 2573 pts/0    Ss     0:00  \_ bash
 9923 pts/0    S+     0:00  |   \_ sudo apt-get -f install
 9924 pts/0    S+     0:01  |       \_ apt-get -f install
 9934 pts/2    Ss+    0:00  |           \_ /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 63 --configure memtest86+:amd64 ubuntu-standard:amd64
 9935 pts/2    S+     0:00  |               \_ /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/memtest86+.postinst configure 4.20-1ubuntu1
 9942 pts/2    Z+     0:00  |                   \_ [memtest86+.post] <defunct>
[...]

I have to kill process 9935 to unlock this.


FYI, this desktop does have a couple of reiser4 filesystems :

laurent at calimero:~$ sudo lvs
  LV                 VG       Attr   LSize  Origin    Snap%  Move Log Copy%  Convert
  lv_001             vgaux    -wi-a- 30,00g                                         
  lv_diske           vgaux    -wi-a-  5,00g                                         
  lv_maxtor1         vgaux    -wi-a- 10,00g                                         
  lv_ccache          vglinux1 -wi-a-  2,00g                                         
  lv_ccache_r4       vglinux1 -wc-a-  2,00g                                         
  lv_kernel          vglinux1 -wi-a-  4,00g                                         
  lv_kernel2         vglinux1 -wi-a-  4,00g                                         
  lv_kernel_r4       vglinux1 -wi-a-  4,00g                                         
  lv_ubuntu          vglinux1 owi-ao 10,00g                                         
  lv_ubunutu_oneiric vglinux1 swi-ao 10,00g lv_ubuntu  47,37                        
  lvhome             vglinux1 -wn-ao 16,00g                                         
  lvswap             vglinux1 -wi-ao  1,00g                                         
  lvvirt1            vglinux1 -wi-a-  2,00g                                         
  lvvirt2            vglinux1 -wi-a-  2,00g                                         

lv_ccache_r4 and lv_kernel_r4 are reiser4 FS.


laurent at calimero:~$ lsb_release -rd 
Description:	Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release:	12.04

laurent at calimero:~$ LC_ALL=C  apt-cache policy memtest86+
memtest86+:
  Installed: 4.20-1.1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 4.20-1.1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 4.20-1.1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: memtest86+ 4.20-1.1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: cd31f79434975300924d9b5f073398a4
CheckboxSystem: 6eb8730080cbfd79b263a12c9014eb13
Date: Sat Mar 31 19:56:41 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011)
SourcePackage: memtest86+
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-31 (0 days ago)

** Affects: memtest86+ (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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Title:
  Setting up memtest86+ hangs because of  "grub-probe: error: unknown
  filesystem"

Status in “memtest86+” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Installation of package memtest86+ fails, it does hang and never ends
  :

  laurent at calimero:~$ sudo apt-get -f install 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    libapt-inst1.3 libgdata1.7-cil openoffice.org-common
  Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  2 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Setting up memtest86+ (4.20-1.1ubuntu1) ...
  Generating grub.cfg ...
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.3.0
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-rc7
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.3.0-rc7
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-rc6
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.3.0-rc6
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.3.0-rc3
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.3.0-rc3
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-21-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-21-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.0
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.1.0
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-16-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-15-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-15-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-00007-g5f5cb0b
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-00007-g5f5cb0b
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-00005-g82f1802
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.39-00005-g82f1802
  Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
  File descriptor 3 (pipe:[85856]) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 11152: /bin/sh
  File descriptor 61 (/var/log/apt/history.log) leaked on lvs invocation. Parent PID 11152: /bin/sh
  umount: /var/lib/os-prober/mount: not mounted
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
  rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Device or resource busy
  grub-probe: error: unknown filesystem.
  done
               <=========== it hangs there


  With another terminal :

  laurent at calimero:~$ ps axf 
  [...]
   2573 pts/0    Ss     0:00  \_ bash
   9923 pts/0    S+     0:00  |   \_ sudo apt-get -f install
   9924 pts/0    S+     0:01  |       \_ apt-get -f install
   9934 pts/2    Ss+    0:00  |           \_ /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 63 --configure memtest86+:amd64 ubuntu-standard:amd64
   9935 pts/2    S+     0:00  |               \_ /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/memtest86+.postinst configure 4.20-1ubuntu1
   9942 pts/2    Z+     0:00  |                   \_ [memtest86+.post] <defunct>
  [...]

  I have to kill process 9935 to unlock this.

  
  FYI, this desktop does have a couple of reiser4 filesystems :

  laurent at calimero:~$ sudo lvs
    LV                 VG       Attr   LSize  Origin    Snap%  Move Log Copy%  Convert
    lv_001             vgaux    -wi-a- 30,00g                                         
    lv_diske           vgaux    -wi-a-  5,00g                                         
    lv_maxtor1         vgaux    -wi-a- 10,00g                                         
    lv_ccache          vglinux1 -wi-a-  2,00g                                         
    lv_ccache_r4       vglinux1 -wc-a-  2,00g                                         
    lv_kernel          vglinux1 -wi-a-  4,00g                                         
    lv_kernel2         vglinux1 -wi-a-  4,00g                                         
    lv_kernel_r4       vglinux1 -wi-a-  4,00g                                         
    lv_ubuntu          vglinux1 owi-ao 10,00g                                         
    lv_ubunutu_oneiric vglinux1 swi-ao 10,00g lv_ubuntu  47,37                        
    lvhome             vglinux1 -wn-ao 16,00g                                         
    lvswap             vglinux1 -wi-ao  1,00g                                         
    lvvirt1            vglinux1 -wi-a-  2,00g                                         
    lvvirt2            vglinux1 -wi-a-  2,00g                                         

  lv_ccache_r4 and lv_kernel_r4 are reiser4 FS.


  laurent at calimero:~$ lsb_release -rd 
  Description:	Ubuntu precise (development branch)
  Release:	12.04

  laurent at calimero:~$ LC_ALL=C  apt-cache policy memtest86+
  memtest86+:
    Installed: 4.20-1.1ubuntu1
    Candidate: 4.20-1.1ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 4.20-1.1ubuntu1 0
          500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: memtest86+ 4.20-1.1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CheckboxSubmission: cd31f79434975300924d9b5f073398a4
  CheckboxSystem: 6eb8730080cbfd79b263a12c9014eb13
  Date: Sat Mar 31 19:56:41 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011)
  SourcePackage: memtest86+
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-31 (0 days ago)

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