[Bug 185878] Re: GRUB installation fails if installing to certain non-ext3 filesystems

[Steve Langasek]

I've posted a test case now that documents how to verify this fix for
8.04.4.  Can someone please confirm that this fixes the problem?

Bela, I would suggest filing a separate bug report for the performance
regression you describe - which I don't think should block us from
including this update this in 8.04.4, since grub-probe's performance has
fairly little impact on the behavior of the running system.

** Description changed:

  Just like Bug #14010 but not just for JFS.
  
  GRUB will fail to install during setup when it is being installed to a
  partition (as opposed to a boot sector) formatted as anything but
  ext2/3fs, including JFS and ReiserFS.
+ 
+ TEST CASE:
+ 1. use the ubuntu 8.04.3 alternate installer in expert mode to configure your root filesystem as JFS
+ 2. tell grub to install to the root partition instead of to the disk.
+ 3. confirm that grub installation fails.
+ 4. use the ubuntu 8.04.4 alternate installer candidate in expert mode to configure your root filesystem as JFS
+ 5. tell grub to install to the root partition instead of to the disk.
+ 6. verify that grub installation succeeds.

** Description changed:

  Just like Bug #14010 but not just for JFS.
  
  GRUB will fail to install during setup when it is being installed to a
  partition (as opposed to a boot sector) formatted as anything but
  ext2/3fs, including JFS and ReiserFS.
  
  TEST CASE:
  1. use the ubuntu 8.04.3 alternate installer in expert mode to configure your root filesystem as JFS
  2. tell grub to install to the root partition instead of to the disk.
  3. confirm that grub installation fails.
- 4. use the ubuntu 8.04.4 alternate installer candidate in expert mode to configure your root filesystem as JFS
- 5. tell grub to install to the root partition instead of to the disk.
- 6. verify that grub installation succeeds.
+ 4. download the ubuntu 8.04.4 alternate installer candidate from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/hardy/daily/current/
+ 5. use the 8.04.4 candidate in expert mode to configure your root filesystem as JFS
+ 6. tell grub to install to the root partition instead of to the disk.
+ 67. verify that grub installation succeeds.

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GRUB installation fails if installing to certain non-ext3 filesystems
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185878
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