Arch Linux

Exactly the same Problem with Daily Build 2011.12.1

can you try to find out if the grub package changed recently and what the corresponding upstream changelogs say that could relate to this?

grub package doesn't seem to have changed at all, here is the relevant svn log:

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r141999 | ronald | 2011-11-03 16:16:38 -0500 (Thu, 03 Nov 2011) | 1 line

sign package
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r134896 | ronald | 2011-08-08 12:30:51 -0500 (Mon, 08 Aug 2011) | 2 lines

upgpkg: grub 0.97-20
 FS#25442  grub-install doesn't work on i686; add xfsprogs to optdepends and add check for it in install-grub script
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The latest official release was 2011-08-19, this is after the release of any change to grub.

hey, i couldn't figure out exactly where the bug is, but I noticed a lot of the code was old cruft, so i refactored and cleaned up the relevant functions.
i didn't test it yet, but the new code might just fix it (or introduce even more brokenness :)
the code is now in the develop branch and will be on the next testiso.
https://github.com/Dieterbe/aif/compare/25ba3d1537...531083a9a0

if anyone feels like it, feel free to test a new test iso @ http://releng.archlinux.org/isos/ when you see a 2011.12.24 or newer

Same error with archlinux-2011.12.24_10-40-01-core-x86_64.iso: grub install fails.

jub, same here with build 2011.12.24 netinst i686...

Just tried 2011.12.25 netinst i686... following has been printed to tty7:

1 | grub> device (hd0) /dev/sda
2 | grub> root (hd00)
3 | Filesystem type unknown, using whole disk
4 | grub> setup (hd0)
5 |
6 | Error 17: Cannot mount selected partition
7 | grub> quit

I Think the Error is on line 2, it should be "hd0,0" not "hd00"

oops yes, i forgot a comma in my change, i amended the commit in git. there will be a testbuild 12.25 dated 14:00 soon which should have this fixed.

Thanks, it works today with the archlinux-2011.12.26_04-00-01-core-x86_64 iso.

BTW (nothing to do with the issue) but shouldn't core/net-tools be part of the install by default? I know one can select it from the packages list during install, but by default it's not installed and it's weird to reboot in a unix family OS without any ifconfig command available :-)

thanks for confirming, i'll close this.
about ifconfig, i believe that's optional now.