[opensuse] "grub --batch" Hangs @ 100% CPU During 11.1 Installation
Hi, Partway through the package installation phase of a from-scratch openSUSE 11.1 installation, the process hung. The last package shown being installed was grub (the hang occurred when it showed 100% of the package installed). I switched to VC 9 and ran ps. The command "grub --batch" was consuming 100% CPU. In fact, it still is. At this moment, it has used over 40 minutes of CPU time. Has anybody seen this? Do you know what the problem is? Do you know how to solve it? Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday April 2 2009, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Hi,
Partway through the package installation phase of a from-scratch openSUSE 11.1 installation, the process hung. The last package shown being installed was grub (the hang occurred when it showed 100% of the package installed). I switched to VC 9 and ran ps. The command "grub --batch" was consuming 100% CPU. In fact, it still is. At this moment, it has used over 40 minutes of CPU time.
Has anybody seen this? Do you know what the problem is? Do you know how to solve it?
Some more information (and, I guess, a resolution): While I watched the CPU time of the grub process climb unendingly, I also check the contents of /boot and /boot/grub, and they both looked correct and complete. So after about 45 minutes, I killed the grub process and the package installation continued on. There were no further glitches. Naturally, when the time came to go through a full, cold boot, I was worried about whether all the GRUB information was intact and complete, but apparently it was, because the system boots normally. Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Randall R Schulz napsal(a):
Hi,
Partway through the package installation phase of a from-scratch openSUSE 11.1 installation, the process hung. The last package shown being installed was grub (the hang occurred when it showed 100% of the package installed). I switched to VC 9 and ran ps. The command "grub --batch" was consuming 100% CPU. In fact, it still is. At this moment, it has used over 40 minutes of CPU time.
Has anybody seen this? Do you know what the problem is? Do you know how to solve it?
Randall Schulz
Hi, grub --batch uses perl-Boorloader to write grub first stage to some position (MBR or partition). So please attach /etc/grub.conf (and also /etc/boot/device.map which is used as device translator) which is input for this command, maybe it is not correctly writted. JR -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday April 3 2009, josef reidinger wrote:
Randall R Schulz napsal(a):
Hi,
Partway through the package installation phase of a from-scratch openSUSE 11.1 installation, the process hung. The last package shown being installed was grub (the hang occurred when it showed 100% of the package installed). I switched to VC 9 and ran ps. The command "grub --batch" was consuming 100% CPU. In fact, it still is. At this moment, it has used over 40 minutes of CPU time.
Has anybody seen this? Do you know what the problem is? Do you know how to solve it?
Randall Schulz
Hi, grub --batch uses perl-Boorloader to write grub first stage to some position (MBR or partition). So please attach /etc/grub.conf (and also /etc/boot/device.map which is used as device translator) which is input for this command, maybe it is not correctly writted. JR
The system boots fine. /etc/grub.conf: -==- setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 --force-lba (hd0) (hd2,0) quit -==- There is no /etc/boot directory. Do you mean /boot/grub/device.map? /boot/grub/device.map: -==- (hd1) /dev/sda (hd0) /dev/sdc (hd2) /dev/sdb -==- Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Randall R Schulz napsal(a):
On Friday April 3 2009, josef reidinger wrote:
Randall R Schulz napsal(a):
Hi,
Partway through the package installation phase of a from-scratch openSUSE 11.1 installation, the process hung. The last package shown being installed was grub (the hang occurred when it showed 100% of the package installed). I switched to VC 9 and ran ps. The command "grub --batch" was consuming 100% CPU. In fact, it still is. At this moment, it has used over 40 minutes of CPU time.
Has anybody seen this? Do you know what the problem is? Do you know how to solve it?
Randall Schulz Hi, grub --batch uses perl-Boorloader to write grub first stage to some position (MBR or partition). So please attach /etc/grub.conf (and also /etc/boot/device.map which is used as device translator) which is input for this command, maybe it is not correctly writted. JR
The system boots fine.
/etc/grub.conf: -==- setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 --force-lba (hd0) (hd2,0) quit -==-
There is no /etc/boot directory. Do you mean /boot/grub/device.map?
/boot/grub/device.map: -==- (hd1) /dev/sda (hd0) /dev/sdc (hd2) /dev/sdb -==-
Randall Schulz OK, this setup looks fine for me, so I don't know why grub should hang. JR -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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