Installation Error Codes
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Below are the installer error codes and their meanings along with grub error codes and their respective meanings.
Installer Error Codes
21 Error running script. (This should NEVER happen)
150 The folder "/dev" does not exist.
151 devfsd is not running.
152 Could not initialize partition.
153 Could not initialize partition.
154 Could not create partition.
155 Could not mount partition.
156 Could not unmount partition.
157 Could not format partition.
158 Could not format swap device.
159 Could not create swap file.
160 Could not mount swap device.
161 Could not unmount swap device.
162 Could not create directory.
163 Could not find a swap partition.
164 Error running "etcdev".
165 Directory does not exist / is not a directory and could not be created.
166 Could not install master boot record.
167 Could not read hostname from Linspire partition.
200 rsync failed.
201 rm failed.
202 Error purging debs.
203 Error copying.
204 Error while untaring. See the log for more information.
205 Detector reset command failed.
206 Detector install failed.
207 Could name make initial ramdisk.
208 Error running fooze.
209 Could not create XFree86 config.
210 Could not convert to shadow passwords
211 Could not move file.
212 Could not fix pam file.
213 Could not run system-setup.
214 Could not clear password.
215 Could not change directory.
216 Could not mount.
217 Could not unmount.
218 Could not write file.
219 Error running jiffyboot.
220 Error running boot record configurator.
221 Could not set password.
222 Could not create dir
223 Could not find /iso, malformed installer CD.
224 Error while streaming disk image.
225 Could not create loopback device.
500 Could not allocate memory.
501 Could not load configuration.
502 Some settings are missing or incorrect.
503 Could not run disk setup script.
504 Could not run install script.
505 Could not configure system.
506 Installer timeout
Grub Errors
The general way that the Stage 2 handles errors is to abort the operation in question, print an error string, then (if possible) either continue based on the fact that an error occurred or wait for the user to deal with the error.
The following is a comprehensive list of error messages for the Stage 2 (error numbers for the Stage 1.5 are listed before the colon in each description):
1 : Filename must be either an absolute filename or blocklist This error is returned if a file name is requested which doesn't fit the syntax/rules listed in the Filesystem.
2 : Bad file or directory type This error is returned if a file requested is not a regular file, but something like a symbolic link, directory, or FIFO.
3 : Bad or corrupt data while decompressing file This error is returned if the run-length decompression code gets an internal error. This is usually from a corrupt file.
4 : Bad or incompatible header in compressed file This error is returned if the file header for a supposedly compressed file is bad.
5 : Partition table invalid or corrupt This error is returned if the sanity checks on the integrity of the partition table fail. This is a bad sign.
6 : Mismatched or corrupt version of stage1/stage2 This error is returned if the install command points to incompatible or corrupt versions of the stage1 or stage2. It can't detect corruption in general, but this is a sanity check on the version numbers, which should be correct.
7 : Loading below 1MB is not supported This error is returned if the lowest address in a kernel is below the 1MB boundary. The Linux zImage format is a special case and can be handled since it has a fixed loading address and maximum size.
8 : Kernel must be loaded before booting This error is returned if GRUB is told to execute the boot sequence without having a kernel to start.
9 : Unknown boot failure This error is returned if the boot attempt did not succeed for reasons which are unknown.
10 : Unsupported Multiboot features requested This error is returned when the Multiboot features word in the Multiboot header requires a feature that is not recognized. The point of this is that the kernel requires special handling which GRUB is probably unable to provide.
11 : Unrecognized device string This error is returned if a device string was expected, and the string encountered didn't fit the syntax/rules listed in the Filesystem.
12 : Invalid device requested This error is returned if a device string is recognizable but does not fall under the other device errors.
13 : Invalid or unsupported executable format This error is returned if the kernel image being loaded is not recognized as Multiboot or one of the supported native formats (Linux zImage or bzImage, FreeBSD, or NetBSD).
14 : Filesystem compatibility error, cannot read whole file Some of the filesystem reading code in GRUB has limits on the length of the files it can read. This error is returned when the user runs into such a limit.
15 : File not found This error is returned if the specified file name cannot be found, but everything else (like the disk/partition info) is OK. 16 : Inconsistent filesystem structure This error is returned by the filesystem code to denote an internal error caused by the sanity checks of the filesystem structure on disk not matching what it expects. This is usually caused by a corrupt filesystem or bugs in the code handling it in GRUB.
17 : Cannot mount selected partition This error is returned if the partition requested exists, but the filesystem type cannot be recognized by GRUB.
18 : Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS This error is returned when a read is attempted at a linear block address beyond the end of the BIOS translated area. This generally happens if your disk is larger than the BIOS can handle (512MB for (E)IDE disks on older machines or larger than 8GB in general).
19 : Linux kernel must be loaded before initrd This error is returned if the initrd command is used before loading a Linux kernel.
20 : Multiboot kernel must be loaded before modules This error is returned if the module load command is used before loading a Multiboot kernel. It only makes sense in this case anyway, as GRUB has no idea how to communicate the presence of such modules to a non-Multiboot-aware kernel.
21 : Selected disk does not exist This error is returned if the device part of a device- or full file name refers to a disk or BIOS device that is not present or not recognized by the BIOS in the system.
22 : No such partition This error is returned if a partition is requested in the device part of a device- or full file name which isn't on the selected disk.
23 : Error while parsing number This error is returned if GRUB was expecting to read a number and encountered bad data.
24 : Attempt to access block outside partition This error is returned if a linear block address is outside of the disk partition. This generally happens because of a corrupt filesystem on the disk or a bug in the code handling it in GRUB (it's a great debugging tool).
25 : Disk read error This error is returned if there is a disk read error when trying to probe or read data from a particular disk.
26 : Too many symbolic links This error is returned if the link count is beyond the maximum (currently 5), possibly the symbolic links are looped.
27 : Unrecognized command This error is returned if an unrecognized command is entered on the command-line or in a boot sequence section of a configuration file and that entry is selected.
28 : Selected item cannot fit into memory This error is returned if a kernel, module, or raw file load command is either trying to load its data such that it won't fit into memory or it is simply too big.
29 : Disk write error This error is returned if there is a disk write error when trying to write to a particular disk. This would generally only occur during an install of set active partition command.
30 : Invalid argument This error is returned if an argument specified to a command is invalid.
31 : File is not sector aligned This error may occur only when you access a ReiserFS partition by block-lists (e.g. the command install). In this case, you should mount the partition with the -o notail option.
32 : Must be authenticated This error is returned if you try to run a locked entry. You should enter a correct password before running such an entry.
33 : Serial device not configured This error is returned if you try to change your terminal to a serial one before initializing any serial device.
34 : No spare sectors on the disk This error is returned if a disk doesn't have enough spare space. This happens when you try to embed Stage 1.5 into the unused sectors after the MBR, but the first partition starts right after the MBR or they are used by EZ-BIOS.
