--- grub-0.97/util/grub-install.in	2010-06-24 08:47:23.000000000 +0200
+++ grub-0.97/util/grub-install.in	2010-06-24 09:20:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     linux*)
     	# formats that need to be handled (disk name -> partition name):
 	# floppies: /dev/fd0
-	# normal sd/hd devices: /dev/hda -> /dev/hda3
+	# normal sd/hd/vd devices: /dev/hda -> /dev/hda3
 	# md: /dev/md0 -> /dev/md0p0
 	# ide raid devs: /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
 	#             -> /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 	# more? 
 	tmp_disk=`echo "$1" | grep -v '/mapper/control$' |
 		grep -v '/mapper/[[:alnum:]_]\+-[[:digit:]]\+$' | uniq |
-		sed -e 's%\([sh]d[a-z]\)[0-9]*$%\1%' \
+		sed -e 's%\([shv]d[a-z]\)[0-9]*$%\1%' \
 			  -e 's%\(/c[0-9]\+d[0-9]\+\).*$%\1%' \
 			  -e 's%\(fd[0-9]*\)$%\1%' \
 			  -e 's%/part[0-9]*$%/disc%' \
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
   -e 's%\(/mapper/[[:alnum:]]\+\(_[[:alnum:]]\+\)\+\)\p[[:digit:]]\+$%\1%'`
 	tmp_part=`echo "$1" | grep -v '/mapper/control$' |
 		grep -v '/mapper/[[:alnum:]_]\+-[[:digit:]]\+$' | uniq |
-		sed -e 's%.*/[sh]d[a-z]\([0-9]*\)$%\1%' \
+		sed -e 's%.*/[shv]d[a-z]\([0-9]*\)$%\1%' \
 			  -e 's%.*/c[0-9]\+d[0-9]\+p\([[:digit:]]\+\)%\1%' \
 			  -e 's%.*/c[0-9]\+d[0-9]\+$%%' \
 			  -e 's%.*/fd[0-9]\+$%%' \
@@ -509,6 +509,10 @@
 if test -f "$device_map"; then
     :
 else
+
+  tmp_disk=`echo "$install_device" | grep "/dev/vd"`
+  if test "x$tmp_disk" = x; then
+    
     # Create a safe temporary file.
     test -n "$mklog" && log_file=`$mklog`
 
@@ -525,6 +529,11 @@
     fi
 
     rm -f $log_file
+
+  else
+    echo "Create fake device.map for virtio device $1" 1>&2
+    echo "(hd0)    $install_device" > $device_map
+  fi
 fi
 
 # Make sure that there is no duplicated entry.