From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Maxim Cournoyer Subject: Re: grub with qemu-kvm server fail Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 00:16:10 +0900 Message-ID: <8737d3gldx.fsf@gmail.com> References: <20170420001413.4wubcxs6bxiy55xa@abyayala> <8AB91343-8C00-4513-A7B1-0B3806ACFB69@gmail.com> <20170420085510.w7ygpornkmrggdzc@abyayala> <20170420095824.krm3u2pixxtnlgxj@abyayala> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44747) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d1Doc-0005Ra-J9 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:16:15 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d1Dob-0005CT-O1 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:16:14 -0400 Received: from mail-yb0-x22c.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4002:c09::22c]:36429) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d1Dob-0005By-K4 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:16:13 -0400 Received: by mail-yb0-x22c.google.com with SMTP id s22so29921193ybe.3 for ; Thu, 20 Apr 2017 08:16:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from apteryx ([2601:647:4a02:70e3:c2f8:daff:fe5d:2f2f]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id i189sm11169846pgd.61.2017.04.20.08.16.11 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Thu, 20 Apr 2017 08:16:11 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20170420095824.krm3u2pixxtnlgxj@abyayala> (ng0's message of "Thu, 20 Apr 2017 09:58:24 +0000") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: guix-devel@gnu.org --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, ng0 writes: > ng0 transcribed 1.6K bytes: >> Maxim Cournoyer transcribed 1.3K bytes: >> > Hello ng0, >> >=20 >> > On April 19, 2017 5:14:13 PM PDT, ng0 wrot= e: >> > >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' >> >=20 >> > What kind of device is /dev/vda? >>=20 >> If I knew, I would've succeeded. I asked if there were any special requi= rements to the server ;) > > And now I know: > > "If you chose an autoinstall then there is no GRUB being used, the bootlo= ader uses a kernel residing on the host." > > But I have options to proceed. > Interesting! Good luck setting it up :) Maxim --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEJ9WGpPiQCFQyn/CfEmDkZILmNWIFAlj40LoACgkQEmDkZILm NWKRNQ/+I47ZtA++83zUsk357nrGugpF91XMgzprtUDCPrIa3porwZ9X7EtU5ejV 88JCyVk5xv364BnBTgvUBX2aV/slh3tuKfJKni6GOFy7x9DQnaY4GSqKhzbpAqrm 0qhHO9lPNLVZwcpGE3ASkWmglqn8AucS0uwvSvSQOwB5ulh7lB7yU3IUNO7d/a4r fTTbqOKBMuiB/dMHJsgPRNup+AJkG7nRP6LXXW7HadRXloFsQ4HbT32a2bce9q8S lsj9bWOJLRdnM51nkLVPrkLxDu2Jj4yZYvLGuyJKzoJswTVgQjJks97v7muvUcKR YnbhXQeE3J4MzN3oZVjfHhMmNKF2FGmXnn0HilAwYYPvlONzGdxg57skb/ZiUlY9 xnUA7MQ9nN7NmXIT9s2n7m9Fyrrr0b4wA6nnqTWkt1Qyzq/O3/Cz07uPIyrXtf50 ZvKqte6xo2/zNnv+goOZaf4hJNEPBwBCZvgvq5Td8SAOmhVUtcrNkrBPGsEzJT7Y 6ZFPQY6umQcMXYmJOtwwyAd6bsM2cKFwkWNALEh+u5Rdabo7B+UN2zp8wojnq/xB nkWwLkAlhQeE07clsOPF5LViS/sZaoLkX5S2bL7z5p3KAn+uV3w+2QTB3f1h+oU+ 5c5GljsvsgsEvNLFym3pwqlGxdOVTpl8j30t8i1znql8rMuRUp4= =CxLa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--