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Bug 236830 - Gentoo 2008 Errors out unable to install grub in either automated, semi-automated or manual terminal
Summary: Gentoo 2008 Errors out unable to install grub in either automated, semi-autom...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 230998
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High major (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers
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Reported: 2008-09-06 00:26 UTC by Paul
Modified: 2008-09-06 06:19 UTC (History)
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Description Paul 2008-09-06 00:26:31 UTC
The Gentoo live x86 install cd works fine except when on the final phase when GRUB is being installed. See below the ----- line for the log section.

Also as this is a fresh install to a completely zeroed hard drive . For some reason i can not use the "EMERGE grub" terminal  command as i am not a " super user ". claimed by gentoo.

This is the third download of this release. No problems with similar linux dists such as mandriva.

Gentoo 2008 also wipes all the files installed on the HD (cleaning) once the grub error occurs, unless in semi-manual mode where one can choose to leave the files intact.

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GLI: September 05 2008 19:14:58 - Mounted mountpoint: /
GLI: September 05 2008 19:14:58 - Created mountpoint /boot
GLI: September 05 2008 19:14:58 - Mounted mountpoint: /boot
GLI: September 05 2008 19:53:36 - Stage3 was generated successfully
GLI: September 05 2008 19:53:37 - Chroot environment ready.
GLI: September 05 2008 19:57:18 - Portage tree install was custom.
GLI: September 05 2008 19:57:19 - Make.conf configured
GLI: September 05 2008 19:59:03 - Root Password set on the new system.
GLI: September 05 2008 19:59:11 - Edited Config file /mnt/gentoo/etc/conf.d/clock
GLI: September 05 2008 19:59:11 - Edited Config file /mnt/gentoo/etc/conf.d/clock
GLI: September 05 2008 19:59:11 - Timezone set.
GLI: September 05 2008 19:59:11 - Starting emerge_kernel, package is livecd-kernel
GLI: September 05 2008 20:01:31 - Edited Config file /mnt/gentoo/etc/conf.d/hostname
GLI: September 05 2008 20:01:31 - Edited Config file /mnt/gentoo/etc/conf.d/domainname
GLI: September 05 2008 20:01:31 - ERROR! Failure adding domainname to runlevel default because it was not found!
GLI: September 05 2008 20:01:31 - ERROR! Could not add domainname to runlevel default. returned a bad status code.
GLI: September 05 2008 20:01:31 - Edited Config file /mnt/gentoo/etc/hosts
GLI: September 05 2008 20:01:32 - Added net.eth0 to runlevel default
GLI: September 05 2008 20:01:32 - Edited Config file /mnt/gentoo/etc/conf.d/net
GLI: September 05 2008 20:02:19 - dhcpcd emerged.
GLI: September 05 2008 20:03:43 - Added syslog-ng to runlevel default
GLI: September 05 2008 20:03:43 - Logging daemon installed: syslog-ng
GLI: September 05 2008 20:05:14 - Added vixie-cron to runlevel default
GLI: September 05 2008 20:05:14 - Cron daemon installed and configured: vixie-cron
GLI: September 05 2008 20:05:49 - Emerged the selected bootloader.
GLI: September 05 2008 20:05:51 - Output of Kernel Names:
ls: cannot access /mnt/gentoo/boot/kernel-*: No such file or directory
GLI: September 05 2008 20:05:51 - Exception received during 'Configuring and installing bootloader': BootloaderError :FATAL: _configure_grub: Error listing the kernels in /boot
GLI: September 05 2008 20:05:51 - Traceback (most recent call last):
GLI: September 05 2008 20:05:51 - File "/opt/installer/GLIClientController.py", line 122, in run
    func()
GLI: September 05 2008 20:05:51 - File "/opt/installer/templates/x86ArchitectureTemplate.py", line 46, in install_bootloader
    self._configure_grub()
GLI: September 05 2008 20:05:51 - File "/opt/installer/templates/x86ArchitectureTemplate.py", line 61, in _configure_grub
    raise GLIException("BootloaderError", 'fatal', '_configure_grub', "Error listing the kernels in /boot")
GLI: September 05 2008 20:05:51 - GLIException: BootloaderError :FATAL: _configure_grub: Error listing the kernels in /boot
 

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Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. just try to installGentoo linux 2008 to the system HD.
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Actual Results:  
Just try to install Gentoo linux 2008 to the system HD.

Expected Results:  
Same error(s)

Yes i attempted to set differing mount points and partitions with the same results.
Comment 1 Paul 2008-09-06 00:30:02 UTC
Emerge function unavailable due to install does not see the person installing as a " super user "  Any attempt to enter a password  to access the system config will state that the password is invalid, even if the password is correct in every way.
Comment 2 Wormo (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-09-06 06:19:16 UTC
Please try the 2008-r1 liveCD; the original 2008 release has known problems for x86/amd. 

Also, I recommend http://forums.gentoo.org/ as a really good place for installation help -- for instance, searching on the error from your log "Error listing the kernels in /boot" shows the answer http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-699181-highlight-error+listing+kernels+boot.html

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 230998 ***