[grub2-cvs] grub-probe lvm2 in hda1

[Juan Pedro Paredes]

WHAT
I get the following message.
cannot find a GRUB drive for devel-xen.
When try to probe devices before grub install.

VERSION
20070110 grub2 cvs

ENVIRONMENT
Linux booted from hda4 with grub legacy
Work with chroot in /dev/mapper/devel-xen

TEST
devel:~# grub-probe -v -t device -m /boot/grub/device.map  /boot/grub
grub-probe: info: the size of fd0 is 2880
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/fd0'
grub-probe: info: the size of fd0 is 2880
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
grub-probe: info: the size of fd0 is 2880
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/fd0'
grub-probe: info: the size of fd0 is 2880
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
...
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
grub-probe: info: changing current directory to /dev
grub-probe: info: changing current directory to devel
grub-probe: info: changing current directory to mapper
devel-xen

This is OK

devel:~# grub-probe -v -t drive -m /boot/grub/device.map  /boot/grub
grub-probe: info: the size of fd0 is 2880
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/fd0'
grub-probe: info: the size of fd0 is 2880
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
grub-probe: info: the size of fd0 is 2880
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/fd0'
grub-probe: info: the size of fd0 is 2880
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
grub-probe: info: changing current directory to /dev
grub-probe: info: changing current directory to devel
grub-probe: info: changing current directory to mapper
cannot find a GRUB drive for devel-xen.

devel:~# grub-probe -v -t fs -m /boot/grub/device.map  /boot/grub
grub-probe: info: the size of fd0 is 2880
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/fd0'
grub-probe: info: the size of fd0 is 2880
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
grub-probe: info: the size of fd0 is 2880
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/fd0'
grub-probe: info: the size of fd0 is 2880
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda1'
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: the size of hd0 is 156301488
grub-probe: info: opening the device `/dev/hda'
grub-probe: info: changing current directory to /dev
grub-probe: info: changing current directory to devel
grub-probe: info: changing current directory to mapper
cannot find a GRUB drive for devel-xen.


LVM2 ENVIRONMENT
environment in a pc partition
Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 155061 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1               1      151185    76197208+  8e  Linux LVM
/dev/hda4   *      151186      155061     1953504   83  Linux

devel:~# pvs
  PV         VG    Fmt  Attr PSize  PFree
  /dev/hda1  devel lvm2 a-   72.66G 26.16G
devel:~# vgs
  VG    #PV #LV #SN Attr   VSize  VFree
  devel   1  11   0 wz--n- 72.66G 26.16G
devel:~# lvs
  LV          VG    Attr   LSize   Origin Snap%  Move Log Copy%
  devel-root  devel -wi-a-  10.00G
  devel-swap  devel -wi-a-   1.00G
  manite       devel -wi-a-   2.00G
  piraway     devel -wi-a-   2.00G
  marules    devel -wi-a-   9.00G
  juampe      devel -wi-a-  10.00G
  prueba-disk devel -wi-a-   4.00G
  prueba-swap devel -wi-a- 512.00M
  swap        devel -wi-a-   1.00G
  muntuns      devel -wi-a-   5.00G
  xen         devel -wi-ao   2.00G

devel:~# ls -la /dev/mapper/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root     280 Jan  9 09:26 .
drwxr-xr-x 15 root root   13460 Jan  9 09:27 ..
crw-rw----  1 root root  10, 63 Jan  9 09:26 control
brw-rw----  1 root disk 254,  9 Jan  9 09:26 devel-devel--root
brw-rw----  1 root disk 254, 10 Jan  9 09:26 devel-devel--swap
brw-rw----  1 root disk 254,  2 Jan  9 09:26 devel-manite
brw-rw----  1 root disk 254,  5 Jan  9 09:26 devel-piraway
brw-rw----  1 root disk 254,  3 Jan  9 09:26 devel-marules
brw-rw----  1 root disk 254,  6 Jan  9 09:26 devel-juampe
brw-rw----  1 root disk 254,  7 Jan  9 09:26 devel-prueba--disk
brw-rw----  1 root disk 254,  8 Jan  9 09:26 devel-prueba--swap
brw-rw----  1 root disk 254,  0 Jan  9 09:26 devel-swap
brw-rw----  1 root disk 254,  1 Jan  9 09:26 devel-muntuns
brw-rw----  1 root disk 254,  4 Jan  9 09:26 devel-xen