From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Maxim Cournoyer Subject: Re: grub with qemu-kvm server fail Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 19:32:15 -0700 Message-ID: <8AB91343-8C00-4513-A7B1-0B3806ACFB69@gmail.com> References: <20170420001413.4wubcxs6bxiy55xa@abyayala> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60230) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d11tO-00022v-N0 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:32:23 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d11tL-0007Hx-I6 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:32:22 -0400 Received: from mail-io0-x233.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c06::233]:33101) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d11tL-0007HU-Br for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:32:19 -0400 Received: by mail-io0-x233.google.com with SMTP id k87so49195415ioi.0 for ; Wed, 19 Apr 2017 19:32:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20170420001413.4wubcxs6bxiy55xa@abyayala> 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, ng0 Hello ng0, 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=2E > >Upon initing GuixSD from a minimal Debian base, I get stuck at this >point >about GRUB=2E The server is aparently a qemu -> kvm one=2E > >guix system: warning: while talking to shepherd: No such file or >directory >Installing for i386-pc platform=2E >grub-install: warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding=2E >grub-install: warning: Embedding is not possible=2E GRUB can only be >installed in this setup by using blocklists=2E However, blocklists are >UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged=2E=2E >grub-install: error: will not proceed with blocklists=2E >guix system: error: failed to install GRUB on device '/dev/vda' What kind of device is /dev/vda? It looks like grub is trying to install itself on an ext2 partition rather= than on the device itself (for old school dos partitions that would be in = the MBR), and apparently this is not supported=2E I think I had a similar p= roblem when installing on my personal computer with ext4; I think it was be= cause I had specified a numbered partition rather than the device itself (/= dev/sda1 instead of /dev/sda for example)=2E Maxim