#562672 grub-common: Packages depending on grub can't be used in live-helper: "cannot find a device for /"

Package:
grub-common
Source:
grub2
Description:
GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
Submitter:
Tony Houghton
Date:
2010-05-27 13:03:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#562672#5
Date:
2009-12-26 20:52:11 UTC
From:
To:
If live-helper tries to install a package which uses grub (eg memtest86,
dektop-base) it fails:

/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for / (is /dev mounted?).