When I give the command grub-install /dev/sda2
It gives me this strange error message: 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. Of course, if I give the command grub-install /dev/sda then it works exactly as desired. Instead of this really convoluted error message, why not simply say: grub-install /dev/sda2 You're trying to install the boot loader on a partition. Don't do that - it won't work. You want to install it on the Master Boot Record (MBR), which probably is /dev/sda Thousands of people have made queries about this error message. Perhaps it's time for a little simplification. -- Jeff Silverman🧑💻 to five three for phive niner too tree won ate jeffsilverm 4t gmail.c0m http://jeffsilverman.ddns.net See my portfolio of writings and talks <http://jeffsilverman.ddns.net/portfolio.html> 70 micrograms in the arm, or 70 Kilograms in the grave. Choose wisely.
