2013/9/16 Anders Ingemann <[email protected]> > Hey guys > > I posted to [email protected], asking for help to figure out why my > VirtualBox image is stuck at "GRUB loading.". I thought that it might > be more relevant over there, but maybe you guys have some ideas as > well. > Here's the link to the mailing list: > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-grub/2013-09/threads.html (not > a direct link, mailman seems to take its time indexing my post) > ...and here's what I wrote > --------------------------- > Hello everybody > > I am developing the debian bootstrapper "build-debian-cloud" > (https://github.com/andsens/build-debian-cloud) and am having some > trouble getting grub to boot my debian installation. > Since I bootstrap from a host system (with chroot etc.) I had to use > some workarounds to get grub installed onto a loopback device > (http://ebroder.net/2009/08/04/installing-grub-onto-a-disk-image/). > > The setup consists of a vdi image partitioned with GPT into boot, > root, swap (in that order). > I am unable to get past the "GRUB loading." message when booting the > image in VirtualBox. > Hi Anders, what did you change compared to the virtualbox implementation I first provided ? The virtualbox provider in python branch worked fine at booting the first bootable disk with grub installed via the loopback.
did you use grub2 on host machine ? grub1 fails to install over loopback device and lead to boot error (can't find grub). Olivier I have a hard time figuring out what is wrong with the setup, > especially because the scenario is a bit off the beaten path (mounting > vdi as an network block device, bootstrapping, using dmsetup to fake a > real hdd etc.). So the usual "just run BootRepair" or "reinstall grub" > won't really help to create a stable bootstrapping process. > I have run Ubuntus Boot Repair system to check if anything was wrong, > but I can't seem to find anything. The output is here: > http://paste.ubuntu.com/6115737/ > > The setup can be fully reproduced by cloning my repo and running > `./build-debian-cloud manifests/virtualbox.manifest.json` (only tested > on debian wheezy). > Simply create a new virtual machine in VBox, attach the resulting > image and boot it. > > I would appreciate any help you can offer > Anders Ingemann > --------------------------- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/camcogxfilv2+wq3fxe87wgv6ihs8etfqbejqb4vuof99onr...@mail.gmail.com > > -- gpg key id: 4096R/326D8438 (keyring.debian.org) Key fingerprint = 5FB4 6F83 D3B9 5204 6335 D26D 78DC 68DB 326D 8438
