[Bug 2025861] [NEW] 'grub-emu-lite' failed to start 'normal' mode (command 'normal' in module 'normal.mod')

[Martin Lopatář]

Public bug reported:

'grub-emu-lite' failed to start 'normal' mode (command 'normal' in
module 'normal.mod') due to missing license information in
'datetime.mod'.


Source Package: grub2 (2.06-2ubuntu7)
https://packages.ubuntu.com/source/jammy/grub2


$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Release:	22.04


$ apt-cache policy grub-emu
grub-emu:
  Installed: 2.06-2ubuntu7.2
  Candidate: 2.06+42~3412~0915c308b~ubuntu22.04.1
  Version table:
     2.06+42~3412~0915c308b~ubuntu22.04.1 500
        500 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/lopin/grub-testing/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
 *** 2.06-2ubuntu7.2 500
        500 https://mirror.dkm.cz/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.06-2ubuntu7 500
        500 https://mirror.dkm.cz/ubuntu jammy/universe amd64 Packages


Expected behavior:
Command 'grub-emu-lite -d /usr/lib/grub'
starts properly in terminal UI mode ('normal.mod' module)


Actual behavior:
Command 'grub-emu-lite -d /usr/lib/grub'
fail to start properly and starts only in "rescue mode" instead.

Command output:
$ grub-emu-lite -d /usr/lib/grub
error: incompatible license.
Entering rescue mode...
grub rescue> normal
Unknown command `normal'.
grub rescue>

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Patch added: "tested fix"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2025861/+attachment/5683894/+files/0001-LOPIN-grub-emu-datetime.c-license-fix-1.patch

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Title:
  'grub-emu-lite' failed to start 'normal' mode (command 'normal' in
  module 'normal.mod')

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  'grub-emu-lite' failed to start 'normal' mode (command 'normal' in
  module 'normal.mod') due to missing license information in
  'datetime.mod'.

  
  Source Package: grub2 (2.06-2ubuntu7)
  https://packages.ubuntu.com/source/jammy/grub2

  
  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
  Release:	22.04

  
  $ apt-cache policy grub-emu
  grub-emu:
    Installed: 2.06-2ubuntu7.2
    Candidate: 2.06+42~3412~0915c308b~ubuntu22.04.1
    Version table:
       2.06+42~3412~0915c308b~ubuntu22.04.1 500
          500 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/lopin/grub-testing/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
   *** 2.06-2ubuntu7.2 500
          500 https://mirror.dkm.cz/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       2.06-2ubuntu7 500
          500 https://mirror.dkm.cz/ubuntu jammy/universe amd64 Packages

  
  Expected behavior:
  Command 'grub-emu-lite -d /usr/lib/grub'
  starts properly in terminal UI mode ('normal.mod' module)

  
  Actual behavior:
  Command 'grub-emu-lite -d /usr/lib/grub'
  fail to start properly and starts only in "rescue mode" instead.

  Command output:
  $ grub-emu-lite -d /usr/lib/grub
  error: incompatible license.
  Entering rescue mode...
  grub rescue> normal
  Unknown command `normal'.
  grub rescue>

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