Attachment 84941 Details for Bug 129979 – grub-error-guide.xml.patch

[patch] grub-error-guide.xml.patch

grub-error-guide.xml.patch (text/plain), 1.03 KB, created by Ioannis Aslanidis (RETIRED) on 2006-04-19 01:52:33 UTC

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Creator: Ioannis Aslanidis (RETIRED)

Created: 2006-04-19 01:52:33 UTC

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>--- grub-error-guide.xml	2006-02-28 17:45:05.000000000 +0100
>+++ grub-error-guide.xml.new	2006-04-19 10:49:29.000000000 +0200
>@@ -742,4 +742,45 @@
> </section>
> </chapter>
> 
>+<chapter>
>+<title>grub-install segfaults while using a grsec kernel</title>
>+<section>
>+<title>Situation</title>
>+<body>
>+
>+<p>
>+On systems running a grsec patched kernel, running grub-install might
>+segfault. Sometimes grub-install reports success, however the
>+grub script gets killed.
>+</p>
>+
>+</body>
>+</section>
>+<section>
>+<title>Solution</title>
>+<body>
>+
>+<p>
>+The problem can be solved by either running grub-install under a
>+non-grsec-patched kernel or by clearing all pax flags off the grub
>+executable using the <c>chpax</c> utility.
>+</p>
>+
>+<pre caption="Removing pax flags">
>+# chpax -pmrs /sbin/grub
>+</pre>
>+
>+<p>
>+After having cleared the pax flags, we proceed to the usual installation
>+of grub. After that, we can restore them back again.
>+</p>
>+
>+<pre caption="Restoring pax flags">
>+# chpax -z /sbin/grub
>+</pre>
>+
>+</body>
>+</section>
>+</chapter>
>+
> </guide>

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