[Bug 745239] Re: Grub fails boot process with certain controllers present

dino99 745239 at bugs.launchpad.net
Wed Jun 24 08:12:49 UTC 2015


Lucid is no more a supported version; and grub legacy upstream is also
stopped, only receiving possible random fixes locally

** Changed in: grub (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  Grub fails boot process with certain controllers present

Status in grub package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub

  Grub 1.98 fails boot process in a Dell Poweredge server with an extra PCI-X eSATA controller added.
  Grub 1.97beta4 works(9.04 Karmic), boot process fails from both a Lucid install and an upgrade to Lucid from Karmic.  It appears that for some reason the UUID is of the disk not visible during the boot process, but is visible once you are dropped to busybox in the initramfs.

  background: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1713890

  I can grant remote access to this hardware if someone wants to take a
  look at this.

  This is what works:
  grub 1.97 beta 4 on 9.10 from server install

  Code:

  #
  # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
  #
  # It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
  # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
  #

  ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
  if [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ]; then
    have_grubenv=true
    load_env
  fi
  set default="0"
  if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
    saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
    save_env saved_entry
    prev_saved_entry=
    save_env prev_saved_entry
  fi
  insmod ext2
  set root=(hd0,1)
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59
  if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
    set gfxmode=640x480
    insmod gfxterm
    insmod vbe
    if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
      # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
      # understand terminal_output
      terminal gfxterm
    fi
  fi
  if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
    set timeout=10
  else
    set timeout=10
  fi
  ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

  ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
  set menu_color_normal=white/black
  set menu_color_highlight=black/white
  ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

  ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
  menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-23-generic-pae" {
          recordfail=1
          if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
  	set quiet=1
  	insmod ext2
  	set root=(hd0,1)
  	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59
  	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-23-generic-pae root=UUID=8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59 ro rootdelay=10  quiet splash
  	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-23-generic-pae
  }
  menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-23-generic-pae (recovery mode)" {
          recordfail=1
          if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
  	insmod ext2
  	set root=(hd0,1)
  	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59
  	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-23-generic-pae root=UUID=8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59 ro single rootdelay=10
  	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-23-generic-pae
  }
  menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic-pae" {
          recordfail=1
          if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
  	set quiet=1
  	insmod ext2
  	set root=(hd0,1)
  	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59
  	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic-pae root=UUID=8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59 ro rootdelay=10  quiet splash
  	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic-pae
  }
  menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic-pae (recovery mode)" {
          recordfail=1
          if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
  	insmod ext2
  	set root=(hd0,1)
  	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59
  	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic-pae root=UUID=8db66730-24d2-4574-8f79-21bda443ce59 ro single rootdelay=10
  	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic-pae
  }
  ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

  ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
  menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
  	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin
  }
  menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
  	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
  }
  ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

  ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
  if [ ${timeout} != -1 ]; then
    if keystatus; then
      if keystatus --shift; then
        set timeout=10
      else
        set timeout=10
      fi
    else
      if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
        set timeout=10
      fi
    fi
  fi
  ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

  ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
  # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
  # menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
  # the 'exec tail' line above.
  ### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

  
  This does NOT work - 10.04.2 grub 1.98 from 10.04 minimal install with updates during install (Note that I have forced a 10 second menu timeout in grub so I have an opportunity to edit the command line)

  Code:

  #
  # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
  #
  # It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
  # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
  #

  ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
  if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
    load_env
  fi
  set default="0"
  if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
    set saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
    save_env saved_entry
    set prev_saved_entry=
    save_env prev_saved_entry
    set boot_once=true
  fi

  function savedefault {
    if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then
      saved_entry=${chosen}
      save_env saved_entry
    fi
  }

  function recordfail {
    set recordfail=1
    if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
  }
  insmod ext2
  set root='(hd0,1)'
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d
  if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
    set gfxmode=640x480
    insmod gfxterm
    insmod vbe
    if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
      # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
      # understand terminal_output
      terminal gfxterm
    fi
  fi
  insmod ext2
  set root='(hd0,1)'
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d
  set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
  set lang=C.UTF-8
  insmod gettext
  if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
    set timeout=10
  else
    set timeout=10
  fi
  ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

  ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
  set menu_color_normal=white/black
  set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
  ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

  ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
  menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-30-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
  	recordfail
  	insmod ext2
  	set root='(hd0,1)'
  	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d
  	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-30-generic-pae root=UUID=9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d ro rootdelay=10  splash quiet
  	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-30-generic-pae
  }
  menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-30-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
  	recordfail
  	insmod ext2
  	set root='(hd0,1)'
  	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d
  	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-30-generic-pae ...'
  	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-30-generic-pae root=UUID=9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d ro single rootdelay=10
  	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
  	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-30-generic-pae
  }
  ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

  ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
  menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
  	insmod ext2
  	set root='(hd0,1)'
  	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d
  	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin
  }
  menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
  	insmod ext2
  	set root='(hd0,1)'
  	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9407f497-da88-4083-9b9e-a6af29c62b1d
  	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
  }
  ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

  ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
  if [ ${timeout} != -1 ]; then
    if keystatus; then
      if keystatus --shift; then
        set timeout=10
      else
        set timeout=10
      fi
    else
      if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
        set timeout=10
      fi
    fi
  fi
  ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

  ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
  # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
  # menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
  # the 'exec tail' line above.
  ### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: grub (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-30.59-generic-pae 2.6.32.29+drm33.13
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-30-generic-pae i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Mar 29 15:23:33 2011
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub

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