reassign 600524 grub-installer retitle 600524 system unbootable after installation using GPT thanks
On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 23:22:52 +0400, Khudyakov Alexey wrote: > Package: installation-reports > Severity: normal > Tags: d-i [...] > Install boot loader: [E ] > Overall install: [E ] > > Comments/Problems: > > == Attempt 1. == > > Install goes without any problems. However after install computer > is unbootable it even doesn't come to GRUB menu, just says > "no bootable medium found". Still it's possible to boot from USB > stick in resque mode. When I try to reinstall GRUB it fails to do > so because of GPT > > Here is error message > grub-installer: grub-setup: warn: This GPT partition label has no > BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible! > > Some googling reveals following links: > > * http://grub.enbug.org/BIOS_Boot_Partition > * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-base/+bug/506670 > * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/parted/+bug/107326 > > When GPT is used and it's silently used with 2TB+ disk GRUB require > small partition so I made another attempt to install debian. > > > == Attempt 2. == > > During install I created small (1MB) partition and marked is as > bios_grub. GRUB installs without any errors or warnings after that > but system is still unbootable. I can boot in resque mode from > USB stick and run 'grub-install /dev/sda' in the shell or > reinstall grub from menu no errors reported but system still > fail to boot > It looks like an issue in grub-installer, maybe similar to #548156. Thanks for your report. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
