Bug#553195: os-prober-1.35

[BandiPat]

Package:  os-prober
Version:  1.35

There seems to be a problem with this version detecting Windows
partitions that are mounted on a system.  I have tried this version then
reverted back to the 1.29 version which works correcting in finding the
Windows partition.  I noticed in the bug-reports there was an instance
of os-prober not finding the MacX partition, which sounds somewhat like
the problem I am experiencing.  Any help would be welcomed.

In my log file associated with the installer we use, there seems to be
some problems with the program "newns" as well.  I am including the log
file, so you may see what I mean.

Thanks,
Patrick


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[sg2conf.log]

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Installing to: '/dev/sda'

Installation finished. No error reported.
This is the contents of the device map /boot/grub/device.map.
Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is incorrect,
fix it and re-run the script `grub-install'.

(hd0) /dev/sda


Generating grub.cfg ...
Found background: zenwalk.png
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.splash
/usr/lib/os-prober/newns: line 8: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/usr/lib/os-prober/newns: line 8: `int main(int argc, char **argv)'
done

Saved the GRUB2 environment variables to '/etc/default/grub'.

GRUB_DEFAULT='0'
GRUB_TIMEOUT='5'
GRUB_GFXMODE='640x480'
GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT='gfxterm'
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR='Zenwalk'
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT='splash=silent resume=/dev/sda4 vga=794'
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=' '
GRUB_USE_LINUX_SYMLINK='yes'
GRUB_TARGET='/dev/sda'
GRUB_FONT=''


The installation has finished without errors. You should now be able to use your freshly installed GRUB2.

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[Iustin Pop]

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:09:50AM -0400, BandiPat wrote:

> Package:  os-prober
> Version:  1.35
>
> There seems to be a problem with this version detecting Windows
> partitions that are mounted on a system.  I have tried this version then
> reverted back to the 1.29 version which works correcting in finding the
> Windows partition.  I noticed in the bug-reports there was an instance
> of os-prober not finding the MacX partition, which sounds somewhat like
> the problem I am experiencing.  Any help would be welcomed.
>
> In my log file associated with the installer we use, there seems to be
> some problems with the program "newns" as well.  I am including the log
> file, so you may see what I mean.

Hi,

I've just tested os-prober 1.35 on amd64 and it works correctly (detects
Window XP partition):
  ~# /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober
  Found Windows XP Professional x64 Edition on /dev/sda2
  menuentry "Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (on /dev/sda2)" {
  …

> /usr/lib/os-prober/newns: line 8: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> /usr/lib/os-prober/newns: line 8: `int main(int argc, char **argv)'

This sounds like the contents of the newns file is corrupted. Can you
try to reinstall the os-prober package and see if it still doesn't work?
What does "file /usr/lib/os-prober/newns" say?

regards,
iustin



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[BandiPat]

On Saturday 07 November 2009, Iustin Pop wrote:

> > /usr/lib/os-prober/newns: line 8: syntax error near unexpected
> > token `(' /usr/lib/os-prober/newns: line 8: `int main(int argc,
> > char **argv)'
>
> This sounds like the contents of the newns file is corrupted. Can you
> try to reinstall the os-prober package and see if it still doesn't
>  work? What does "file /usr/lib/os-prober/newns" say?
>
> regards,
> iustin
>

If you haven't updated to the latest build, which I believe to be 64.2,
then you should do so, as the 64.1 build was bad in reference to the
newns.  In fact, I will include the file for you to test or if you are
presently testing with the 64.2 build, then we may need to contact the
os-prober developers.

Thanks,
Pat



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Package:  os-prober
Version:  1.35

There seems to be a problem with this version detecting Windows
partitions that are mounted on a system.  I have tried this version then
reverted back to the 1.29 version which works correcting in finding the
Windows partition.  I noticed in the bug-reports there was an instance
of os-prober not finding the MacX partition, which sounds somewhat like
the problem I am experiencing.  Any help would be welcomed.

In my log file associated with the installer we use, there seems to be
some problems with the program "newns" as well.  I am including the log
file, so you may see what I mean.

Thanks,
Patrick


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[sg2conf.log]

---

Installing to: '/dev/sda'

Installation finished. No error reported.
This is the contents of the device map /boot/grub/device.map.
Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is incorrect,
fix it and re-run the script `grub-install'.

(hd0) /dev/sda


Generating grub.cfg ...
Found background: zenwalk.png
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.splash
/usr/lib/os-prober/newns: line 8: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/usr/lib/os-prober/newns: line 8: `int main(int argc, char **argv)'
done

Saved the GRUB2 environment variables to '/etc/default/grub'.

GRUB_DEFAULT='0'
GRUB_TIMEOUT='5'
GRUB_GFXMODE='640x480'
GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT='gfxterm'
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR='Zenwalk'
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT='splash=silent resume=/dev/sda4 vga=794'
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=' '
GRUB_USE_LINUX_SYMLINK='yes'
GRUB_TARGET='/dev/sda'
GRUB_FONT=''


The installation has finished without errors. You should now be able to use your freshly installed GRUB2.

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Version: 1.35

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 07:44:55AM -0500, BandiPat wrote:

> On Tuesday 17 November 2009, Matt Kraai included these bytes:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I can reproduce this behavior if I manually replace
> > /usr/lib/os-prober/newns with newns.c extracted from the source
> > package.  BandiPat, have you done anything to newns?  Could you
> >  please send us a copy of it from your system?
> >
> ========
> Matt,
> Please mark this bug as solved.  Since submitting it, I have found the
> method in which to make all this work correctly.  I should have given
> myself more time before submitting a bug report, but I was in a rush to
> get things working for the new version.  You can close the bug now, as
> it really wasn't a bug with your code, just the way I was trying to
> handle it.
>
> Thanks for your help and patience.  Sorry if this has caused you any
> inconvenience.
>
> Bug should be closed.

OK, thanks.  I'm closing the bug with this message.

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sending email to BUGNUMBER-done@... and adding a
"Version:" pseudo-header indicating the version in which it was fixed.

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