From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
To: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: grub with qemu-kvm server fail
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 00:16:10 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8737d3gldx.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170420095824.krm3u2pixxtnlgxj@abyayala> (ng0's message of "Thu, 20 Apr 2017 09:58:24 +0000")
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Hi,
ng0 <contact.ng0@cryptolab.net> writes:
> ng0 transcribed 1.6K bytes:
>> Maxim Cournoyer transcribed 1.3K bytes:
>> > Hello ng0,
>> >
>> > On April 19, 2017 5:14:13 PM PDT, ng0 <contact.ng0@cryptolab.net> wrote:
>> > >Hi,
>> > >
>> > >I already contacted the hoster support, but maybe someone has an idea.
>> > >
>> > >Upon initing GuixSD from a minimal Debian base, I get stuck at this
>> > >point
>> > >about GRUB. The server is aparently a qemu -> kvm one.
>> > >
>> > >guix system: warning: while talking to shepherd: No such file or
>> > >directory
>> > >Installing for i386-pc platform.
>> > >grub-install: warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding.
>> > >grub-install: warning: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be
>> > >installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are
>> > >UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..
>> > >grub-install: error: will not proceed with blocklists.
>> > >guix system: error: failed to install GRUB on device '/dev/vda'
>> >
>> > What kind of device is /dev/vda?
>>
>> If I knew, I would've succeeded. I asked if there were any special requirements to the server ;)
>
> And now I know:
>
> "If you chose an autoinstall then there is no GRUB being used, the bootloader uses a kernel residing on the host."
>
> But I have options to proceed.
>
Interesting! Good luck setting it up :)
Maxim
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2017-04-20 0:14 grub with qemu-kvm server fail ng0
2017-04-20 2:32 ` Maxim Cournoyer
2017-04-20 8:55 ` ng0
2017-04-20 9:58 ` ng0
2017-04-20 15:16 ` Maxim Cournoyer [this message]
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