From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1MTe0A-0004gd-Hg for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:45:06 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MTe09-0004gA-5J for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:45:05 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MTe04-0004eS-Gu for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:45:04 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=51390 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MTe04-0004eK-3I for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:45:00 -0400 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.126.187]:54274) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MTe03-0000FW-Ky for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:45:00 -0400 Received: from [85.180.36.146] (e180036146.adsl.alicedsl.de [85.180.36.146]) by mrelayeu.kundenserver.de (node=mreu2) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MKv5w-1MTdzz2yg0-000lJf; Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:44:55 +0200 From: Felix Zielcke To: The development of GRUB 2 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:45:41 +0200 Message-Id: <1248277541.3517.25.camel@fz.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.27.4 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18KBXNu9MMnUyi5mtZpHXbcvIROPlthfwC2rKi lQL+SB96S8xw7kJHGMGa2mHGU2Sk28ALjB5mYSAFLtzQ870kOa 80sy9WHEtSKmPxuN1tQOg== X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Subject: sparc: [Fwd: Bug#538030: grub-ieee1275 fails to install bootblock] X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:45:05 -0000 Hi David, could you please have a look at this? It's a sparc problem. -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- > Von: Alexander Vlasov > Reply-to: Alexander Vlasov , > 538030@bugs.debian.org > An: submit@bugs.debian.org > Betreff: Bug#538030: grub-ieee1275 fails to install bootblock > Datum: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:26:05 +0200 > > Package: grub-ieee1275 > Version: 1.96+20090709-1 > Severity: normal > > I got a problem trying to setup grub as a bootloader on Ultra45 machine with > LSI SAS controller. > > Namely, after installing a package I tried to run grub-install, but it failed > with following diagnostic message: > > --- > grub-mkdevicemap: error: Cannot open SAS PHY ID > '/sys/devices/root/f0063e50/pci0000:02/0000:02:00.0/0000:03:09.0/0000:0a:00.0/0000:0b:01.0/host0/port-0:0/end_device-0:0/sas_device:end_device-0:0/phy_identifier' > --- > > I tried to create device map manually, and this message disappeared, > grub-install finished successfully; however boot loader is still SILO. > > Regardless of device.map file, the error message above can be reproduced if > grub-setup being invoked with `--recheck' option. > > The machine in question is Ultra45, HW info follows: > # lspci | grep SCSI > 0000:0b:01.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic SAS1064 PCI-X > Fusion-MPT SAS (rev 02) > > appropriate dmesg part: > [ 57.705793] scsi0 : ioc0: LSISAS1064 A3, FwRev=01080300h, Ports=1, MaxQ=511, > IRQ=11 > [ 57.728772] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA HITACHI HDS7225S A94A > PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 > [ 57.757453] Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods > [ 57.761410] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 488390625 512-byte hardware sectors: (250 > GB/232 GiB) > [ 57.768028] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off > [ 57.771009] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 67 00 00 08 > [ 57.772982] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, > doesn't support DPO or FUA > [ 57.782675] sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 > [ 57.805259] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk > > > Tho problems (error message and grub boot sector not actually installed) joined > in one report since I believe they're somehow related. > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: squeeze/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable') > Architecture: sparc > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-1-sparc64-smp (SMP w/1 CPU core) > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > Versions of packages grub-ieee1275 depends on: > ii grub-common 1.96+20090709-1 GRand Unified Bootloader, version > ii libc6 2.9-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > ii ucf 3.0018 Update Configuration File: preserv > > grub-ieee1275 recommends no packages. > > Versions of packages grub-ieee1275 suggests: > pn genisoimage (no description available) > pn os-prober (no description available) > > -- no debconf information -- Felix Zielcke