[Bug 1000959] Re: package grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Sat May 19 04:54:36 UTC 2012

On 2012-05-18 19:10, Phillip Susi wrote:
> Can you post the output of the following commands:
>
> sudo fdisk -lu
> sudo blkid
I have 5 disks in my pc. Four 250 GB SAMSUNG SATA (/dev/sd[abcd]) and a
10 GB SEAGATE PATA (/dev/sde).

The four biggers are assembled into a RAID5 array (md0).  This is the
lvm PV of the VG named 'big'.
My root filesystem is on the /dev/big/newroot.

The BIOS booting from the old PATA disk. I want to install grub2 into
/dev/sde.

There are the rquested outputs.

root at homepc:~# fdisk -lu

Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/sda doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/md0: 750.2 GB, 750177681408 bytes
2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 183148848 cylinders, total 1465190784 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 32768 bytes / 98304 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/md0 doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/sdc: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x22202c22

Disk /dev/sdc doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/sdb: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x6f635f65

Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/sdd: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x4d437347

Disk /dev/sdd doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/sde: 10.0 GB, 10005037056 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1216 cylinders, total 19541088 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x10101010

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sde1              63    11057214     5528576   83  Linux
/dev/sde2        11149110    19535039     4192965   82  Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/mapper/big-smb--store: 278.1 GB, 278099132416 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 33810 cylinders, total 543162368 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 32768 bytes / 98304 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/mapper/big-smb--store doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/mapper/big-smb--backup: 322.1 GB, 322122547200 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 39162 cylinders, total 629145600 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 32768 bytes / 98304 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/mapper/big-smb--backup doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/mapper/big-vmware--images: 53.7 GB, 53687091200 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 6527 cylinders, total 104857600 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 32768 bytes / 98304 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/mapper/big-vmware--images doesn't contain a valid partition
table

Disk /dev/mapper/big-newroot: 16.1 GB, 16106127360 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1958 cylinders, total 31457280 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 32768 bytes / 98304 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/mapper/big-newroot doesn't contain a valid partition table
root at homepc:~# blkid
/dev/md0: UUID="th1XDA-koNN-Bldm-Ljb4-zBKd-jId3-N03aKk" TYPE="LVM2_member"
/dev/sda: UUID="b5a433d6-1cf5-f6d7-d3cc-92a9afc87ffe"
TYPE="linux_raid_member"
/dev/sdc: UUID="b5a433d6-1cf5-f6d7-d3cc-92a9afc87ffe"
TYPE="linux_raid_member"
/dev/sdb: UUID="b5a433d6-1cf5-f6d7-d3cc-92a9afc87ffe"
TYPE="linux_raid_member"
/dev/sdd: UUID="b5a433d6-1cf5-f6d7-d3cc-92a9afc87ffe"
TYPE="linux_raid_member"
/dev/sde1: LABEL="/" UUID="70b9d819-c03a-4dec-b14e-08bd77faf2a1"
TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sde2: UUID="899ecc7c-5e17-4f34-a14f-a4c9589d77e6" TYPE="swap"
/dev/mapper/big-smb--store: UUID="c43bc1f3-253d-4dae-8895-ed6906d385a6"
TYPE="ext3"
/dev/mapper/big-smb--backup: UUID="e27d0566-9670-450f-8f4d-eb4532e91912"
TYPE="ext3"
/dev/mapper/big-vmware--images:
UUID="e1f775ce-bc5c-43c5-84d2-4dc7cb943a39" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/mapper/big-newroot: LABEL="newroot"
UUID="d4dce106-5c06-44af-9704-923f1c7eeca9" TYPE="ext3"

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Title:
  package grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
  error exit status 1

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I`ve updated my system from oneiric to precise. During the upgrade I
  got an error at the grub2 installation. The error message said there
  is not enough space to embed core.img.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic-pae 3.2.16
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu May 17 07:32:53 2012
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic-pae root=/dev/mapper/big-newroot ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-17 (0 days ago)

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