https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=804172 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=804172#c0 Summary: grub1: hangs when XFS is used as root device Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.3 Version: RC 1 Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: Minor Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: duwe@suse.com ReportedBy: jengelh@inai.de QAContact: qa-bugs@suse.de CC: mchang@suse.com Found By: Beta-Customer Blocker: --- Created an attachment (id=525003) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=525003) strace last lines This occurs first and foremost when doing a clean install. In the partitioner, pick sda: 1 partition sda1: mountpoint /, XFS No other partitions (I also had sdb in my test, which I don't touch) Bootloader: GRUB1, boot from MBR=enabled, boot from partition=disabled (because XFS does not support PBR) Yast then installs and prepares the final system (/mnt) in such a way that: # chroot /mnt # cat /etc/grub.conf setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 --force-lba (hd0) (hd0,0) quit # cat /boot/grub/device.map (hd0) /dev/sda (hd1) /dev/sdb # strace /usr/sbin/grub --device-map=/boot/grub/device.map --batch https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.