[SOLVED] update-grub fails at install

TheeMahn · 2021-04-21 22:28:18

It is not solved. UEFI which was written in co-op with Microsoft is a huge headache. I have been building Operating Systems since 2006.

Your command a X570 board with a 16 core 32 thread:

root@JackHammer:/media/Rocket_Raid/fresh# [ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo UEFI || echo Legacy
Legacy

Drives:
root@JackHammer:/media/Rocket_Raid/fresh# sudo parted --list
Model: ASMT ASM1352R-Fast (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 16.0TB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 16.0TB 16.0TB xfs

Model: Samsung Flash Drive (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 257GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 257GB 257GB primary boot
2 257GB 257GB 33.6MB primary fat16 esp

Model: SST TS231UC RAID 0 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 12.0TB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 12.0TB 12.0TB xfs

Model: SST TS231UC RAID 0 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdd: 24.0TB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 17.4kB 16.8MB 16.8MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres
2 16.8MB 24.0TB 24.0TB xfs Basic data partition msftdata

Model: PCIe SSD (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 53.5MB 52.4MB primary ntfs boot
2 53.5MB 1000GB 1000GB primary ntfs
3 1000GB 1000GB 523MB primary ntfs msftres

Model: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1TB (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme3n1: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 1000GB 1000GB primary ext4

Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md0: 2000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Flags
1 0.00B 2000GB 2000GB ext4

Model: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1TB (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme2n1: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 1000GB 1000GB primary ext4

Model: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1TB (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme1n1: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 1000GB 1000GB primary ext4

root@JackHammer:/media/Rocket_Raid/fresh#

I have over 150TB in house on dual 10Gigabit Fiber optics. Installation is almost always a bitch due to UEFI. Good luck. I know you did not ask (you are looking for data):

inxi -Fn

root@JackHammer:/media/Rocket_Raid/fresh# inxi -Fn
System: Host: JackHammer Kernel: 5.4.0-72-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.18.5
Distro: Ultimate_Edition_Developer 6.7
Machine: Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: N/A
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO v: Rev X.0x serial: 200366777000032 BIOS: American Megatrends v: 3204
date: 01/25/2021
CPU: Topology: 16-Core (2-Die) model: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X bits: 64 type: MT MCP MCM L2 cache: 8192 KiB
Speed: 2195 MHz min/max: 2200/3500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2196 2: 2196 3: 2193 4: 2196 5: 2192 6: 2200 7: 2196
8: 2196 9: 2197 10: 2196 11: 2196 12: 2194 13: 2196 14: 2195 15: 2196 16: 2196 17: 2195 18: 2196 19: 2192 20: 2195
21: 2196 22: 2195 23: 2199 24: 2196 25: 2196 26: 2195 27: 2196 28: 2195 29: 2193 30: 2196 31: 2195 32: 2196
Graphics: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590] driver: amdgpu
v: kernel
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: amdgpu FAILED: ati unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa
resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Radeon RX 570 Series (POLARIS10 DRM 3.35.0 5.4.0-72-generic LLVM 11.0.0) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.2.6
Audio: Device-1: AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590] driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-72-generic
Network: Device-1: Emulex OneConnect OCe10100/OCe10102 Series 10 GbE driver: be2net
IF: enp5s0f0 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:00:xx:d0:cc:xx
Device-2: Emulex OneConnect OCe10100/OCe10102 Series 10 GbE driver: be2net
IF: enp5s0f1 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:ff:xx:d0:xx:84
Device-3: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE driver: r8169
IF: enp6s0 state: down mac: cc:5d:qq:a7:ss:3d
Device-4: Intel I211 Gigabit Network driver: igb
IF: enp7s0 state: down mac: d4:ss:ff:a7:tt:3c
Drives: Local Storage: total: 48.44 TiB used: 35.94 TiB (74.2%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 model: PCIe SSD size: 931.51 GiB
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 vendor: Sabrent model: Rocket 4.0 1TB size: 931.51 GiB
ID-3: /dev/nvme2n1 vendor: Sabrent model: Rocket 4.0 1TB size: 931.51 GiB
ID-4: /dev/nvme3n1 vendor: Sabrent model: Rocket 4.0 1TB size: 931.51 GiB
ID-5: /dev/sda type: USB vendor: Seagate model: ST8000DM004-2CX188 size: 14.55 TiB
ID-6: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Samsung model: Flash Drive size: 239.02 GiB
ID-7: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: Seagate model: ST6000DX000-1H217Z size: 10.92 TiB
ID-8: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: HP model: MB012000GWDFE size: 21.83 TiB
RAID: Device-1: md0 type: mdraid status: active raid: raid-0 report: N/A Components: online: nvme3n1~c1 nvme2n1~c0
Partition: ID-1: / size: 915.89 GiB used: 65.75 GiB (7.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme1n1p1
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 46.4 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 57 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 1005
Info: Processes: 527 Uptime: 2d 1h 02m Memory: 15.61 GiB used: 4.50 GiB (28.9%) Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.38
root@JackHammer:/media/Rocket_Raid/fresh#

SledgeHammer is my Server

sledgehammer@sledgehammer:~$ inxi -Fn
System: Host: sledgehammer Kernel: 5.11.0-13-lowlatency x86_64 bits: 64 Console: tty 0 Distro: Ultimate_Edition_Server 6.6
Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) v: Rev X.0x serial: <superuser/root required>
BIOS: American Megatrends v: 3603 date: 03/20/2021
CPU: Topology: 12-Core model: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X bits: 64 type: MT MCP L2 cache: 6144 KiB
Speed: 2198 MHz min/max: 2200/3800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2193 2: 2199 3: 2198 4: 2220 5: 2198 6: 2197 7: 2194
8: 2200 9: 2198 10: 2199 11: 2200 12: 2192 13: 2194 14: 2200 15: 2202 16: 2199 17: 2201 18: 2199 19: 2199 20: 2190
21: 2201 22: 2192 23: 2199 24: 2198
Graphics: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV630 XT [Radeon HD 2600 XT] driver: radeon v: kernel
Display: server: No display server data found. Headless machine? tty: 237x62
Message: Unable to show advanced data. Required tool glxinfo missing.
Audio: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV630 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 2600 PRO/XT / HD 3610] driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.11.0-13-lowlatency
Network: Device-1: Emulex OneConnect OCe10100/OCe10102 Series 10 GbE driver: be2net
IF: enp4s0f0 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:xx:c9:qq:4f:d8
Device-2: Emulex OneConnect OCe10100/OCe10102 Series 10 GbE driver: be2net
IF: enp4s0f1 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:00:xx:a4:cc:dc
Drives: Local Storage: total: 62.31 TiB used: 35.19 TiB (56.5%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Silicon Power model: SPCC M.2 PCIe SSD size: 476.94 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WUH721414ALE604 size: 12.73 TiB
ID-3: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WUH721414ALE604 size: 12.73 TiB
ID-4: /dev/sdc vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HUH721212ALE604 size: 10.91 TiB
ID-5: /dev/sdd vendor: Western Digital model: WUH721414ALE604 size: 12.73 TiB
ID-6: /dev/sde vendor: Western Digital model: WUH721414ALE604 size: 12.73 TiB
RAID: Device-1: md1 type: mdraid status: active raid: raid-0 report: N/A Components: online: sde~c0 sdd~c3 sda~c1 sdb~c2
Partition: ID-1: / size: 468.45 GiB used: 5.90 GiB (1.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 26.6 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 61 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info: Processes: 350 Uptime: 6d 2h 50m Memory: 15.60 GiB used: 574.8 MiB (3.6%) Init: systemd Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.38
sledgehammer@sledgehammer:~$

Those 12.73 TiB drives are actually what the industry calls 14TB drives X 4, enterprise at that (cost me over $1,000). Google "WUH721414ALE604" I move data at the speed of light. Yes, they are raided. Almost every thing in both systems are. I am going to give you an example:
ID-8: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: HP model: MB012000GWDFE size: 21.83 TiB Google "MB012000GWDFE" a 12 TB drive, why is it 21.83 TiB? Raided 0 X 2 12TB enterprise drives in a hardware USB cabinet, thank you USB 3.2. 10 Gigabit each and every one. The 4 X 14's I can saturate a NVME drive at 56TB. Think about that.

I wonder what a 56TB NVME would cost me? I can promise you more then $1,000.00

Last edited by TheeMahn (2021-04-21 23:27:30)

brogild · 2021-04-23 13:18:45

I've recently encountered a similar issue to that in the OP. I edited the grub config file so the the system would boot into whichever the previous OS was, instead of the same default one every time. I used sudo update-grub to update this but on rebooting nothing had changed. I've done this plenty of time before so I know it works.
I have another Bunsenlabs installation on the system and modifying grub worked from that, so it doesn't seem to be the hardware. (it could be done from a live system too probably)

Obviously this worked fine on install (the kernel was 4.19.0-6) and now the kernel is 4.19.0-16. The kernel of the OS that successfully updated grub is 4.19.0.9 (32bit)

ETA: on further investigation it seems that grub menus update ok, it's just this particular option doesn't work, which I activate by adding:

GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true

to /etc/default/grub

Last edited by brogild (2021-04-24 10:31:36)

#21 2021-04-21 22:28:18

Re: [SOLVED] update-grub fails at install

#22 2021-04-23 13:18:45

Re: [SOLVED] update-grub fails at install

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