Grub upgrade error on apt-get upgrade

Bug #480258 reported by Cal Leeming
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grub2 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: grub-pc

After doing an apt-get upgrade straight after a fresh install of 9.10, it shows this problem:

Setting up grub-pc (1.97~beta4-1ubuntu4) ...
grub-probe: error: Cannot stat `(hd0'
Invalid device `(hd0'.
Try ``grub-setup --help'' for more information.
grub-probe: error: Cannot stat `5)'
Invalid device `5)'.
Try ``grub-setup --help'' for more information.
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
done

Clearly, it's split the string according to the ',' that should of been in that string.

On a seperate note, may I also take this opportunity to say, that I've never in my life had so many problems with an Ubuntu upgrade. Not only did I have to do a completely fresh install due to the 'video card flashing' problems which just would not go away, not only have I spent the last 3 hours trying to make Truecrypt and Grub 2 work nicely, but on top of that, the image which people are downloading is not even the most up to date one, and contains bugs, bugs which do things like stopping my b43 wireless card from working.

I am absolutely disgusted with the lack of preparation and due care that this release has suffered, and it is quite disappointing since Ubuntu upgrades are usually such a seamless and care-free task. This release obviously has not had any adequate testing, and I'm sure I'll get a flaming from the developers and other users for these comments, but someone had to say it.

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Cal Leeming (sleepycal) wrote :
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Vladimir Savochkin (savochkin) wrote :

This bug is duplicate of Bug #430950, isn't?

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Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner.

This was reported against a very old release so I'm going to close it. If you still have the issue please reopen.

Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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