[Bug 851166] [NEW] package grub-efi-amd64 installation fails with "Auto-detection of a filesystem of /dev/... failed"

[Peter Hawkins]

Public bug reported:

The grub package appears to have difficulty updating my already working
grub installation. My machine uses UEFI to boot; the root filesystem
(/dev/sda2) is in BTRFS format.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: grub-efi-amd64 1.99-12ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 15 11:28:42 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-efi-amd64 1.99-12ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check oneiric

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Title:
  package grub-efi-amd64 installation fails with "Auto-detection of a
  filesystem of /dev/...  failed"

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The grub package appears to have difficulty updating my already
  working grub installation. My machine uses UEFI to boot; the root
  filesystem (/dev/sda2) is in BTRFS format.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: grub-efi-amd64 1.99-12ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Sep 15 11:28:42 2011
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package grub-efi-amd64 1.99-12ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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