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From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=)
Subject: Re: [Installing Grub on blocklist]: Failing to create bootable disk
	on GCE
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 22:05:24 +0100
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Hi,

rohit yadav <rohityadav@utexas.edu> skribis:

> I am trying to create bootable image on GCE using guix. It leads to follo=
wing error.
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> 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 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.
> guix system: error: failed to install GRUB on device '/dev/disk/by-id/goo=
gle-rowhit-guixsd-template-00'
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

It seems you=E2=80=99re installing GRUB to a file system (=E2=80=9Cembeddin=
g=E2=80=9D) instead
of installing it to the MBR.  Is it intended?

Ludo=E2=80=99.