From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp2 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id +EylKTKviV+4FwAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:33:22 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp2 with LMTPS id oKxqJTKviV8+ZQAAB5/wlQ (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:33:22 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E8A22940539 for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:33:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:47556 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kTQnI-0003cn-Hm for larch@yhetil.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:33:20 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:45976) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kTQn0-0003bH-Qn for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:33:02 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:48849) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kTQn0-0000m6-Ei for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:33:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kTQn0-0005Ie-Bc for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:33:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#44027: 1.2-29a2eb3 Installer fails at final stage installing GRUB. Resent-From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-guix@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:33:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 44027 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Brendan Tildesley X-Debbugs-Original-Cc: Mathieu Othacehe , bug-guix@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.160285878120366 (code B ref -1); Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:33:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Oct 2020 14:33:01 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60395 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kTQmz-0005IP-01 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:33:01 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:36162) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kTQmx-0005II-6J for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:32:59 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:45960) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kTQmw-0003Y4-Vm for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:32:58 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:33216) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kTQmv-0000ld-Tx; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:32:57 -0400 Received: from [2a01:e0a:1d:7270:af76:b9b:ca24:c465] (port=37580 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1kTQmr-0006sw-Bg; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:32:54 -0400 From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= References: <76f35a63-62e8-4653-865b-b14bb273db34@brendan.scot> X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 25 =?UTF-8?Q?Vend=C3=A9miaire?= an 229 de la =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 16:32:51 +0200 In-Reply-To: <76f35a63-62e8-4653-865b-b14bb273db34@brendan.scot> (Brendan Tildesley's message of "Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:03:07 +1100") Message-ID: <87lfg65jho.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: othacehe@gnu.org, 44027@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gnu.org; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.01 X-TUID: 30UOs+FX8cFk Hi Brendan, Brendan Tildesley skribis: > Going through the GUI installer selecting all the defaults, and install w= ith LVM and ecryption, AND for the normal option without encryption I get t= hese errors on TWO different laptops, both ~10 years old with BIOS. > > Encrypted: > > Installing for i386-pc platform. > grub-install: warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Par= tition; embedding won't be possible. > grub-install: error: embedding is not possible, but this is required for = RAID and LVM install. > > Unencrypted: > > Installing for i386-pc platform. > grub-install: warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Par= tition; embedding won't be possible. > grub-install: warning: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be instal= led in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE a= nd their use is discouraged.. > grub-install: error: will not proceed with blocklists. Shouldn=E2=80=99t it create a =E2=80=9Clegacy=E2=80=9D partition table rath= er than GPT since we=E2=80=99re on an old, non-UEFI platform? Ludo=E2=80=99.