* [Installing Grub on blocklist]: Failing to create bootable disk on GCE
@ 2017-01-23 17:34 rohit yadav
2017-01-24 21:05 ` Ludovic Courtès
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: rohit yadav @ 2017-01-23 17:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: guix-devel
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Hi,
I am trying to create bootable image on GCE using guix. It leads to
following error.
============================================================
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/disk/by-id/google-rowhit-guixsd-template-00'
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I tried finding some references which shows how to forcibly write grub
using blocklists. However, I am not sure how to do it with guix system.
Thanks,
Rohit
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* Re: [Installing Grub on blocklist]: Failing to create bootable disk on GCE
2017-01-23 17:34 [Installing Grub on blocklist]: Failing to create bootable disk on GCE rohit yadav
@ 2017-01-24 21:05 ` Ludovic Courtès
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-01-24 21:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: rohit yadav; +Cc: guix-devel
Hi,
rohit yadav <rohityadav@utexas.edu> skribis:
> I am trying to create bootable image on GCE using guix. It leads to following error.
>
> ============================================================
> 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/disk/by-id/google-rowhit-guixsd-template-00'
> ==============================================================
It seems you’re installing GRUB to a file system (“embedding”) instead
of installing it to the MBR. Is it intended?
Ludo’.
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