Bug 116563

Summary: grub segfaults when running "setup"
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: František Dvořák <valtri>
Component: grubAssignee: Jeremy Katz <katzj>
Status: CLOSED WORKSFORME QA Contact: Mike McLean <mikem>
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Description František Dvořák 2004-02-23 09:18:19 UTC
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Description of problem:
When I run /sbin/grub, then type 'root (hd0,1)' and 'setup (hd0)',
grub segfaults.

Note, I had the same problems also with grub in FC1 (grub-0.93-7).


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
grub-0.94-2

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. /sbin/grub
2. root (hd0,1)
3. setup --prefix=/usr/share/grub/i386-redhat (hd0)

Actual Results:  SIGSEGV

Expected Results:  grub correctly installed in MBR

Additional info:

My system is FC1 with kernel 2.6.2-1.87.

Comment 1 František Dvořák 2004-02-23 09:21:21 UTC
Created attachment 97940 [details]
backtrace

Attached is backtrace of the crash (with installed debuginfo).

Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2004-03-04 23:23:59 UTC
This works for me here... can you grab the first meg or so of your
disk and attach?  Also, trying to install lilo and then reinstalling
grub might work around it.

Comment 3 Jeremy Katz 2004-06-21 23:09:27 UTC
Closing due to lack of activity.  Please reopen if you have further
information to add about the problem.