On 2 March 2015 at 19:18, Tony Su <[email protected]> wrote: > I've posted on the following Pastebin > http://pastebin.com/QXhLzNLg > > The installation steps, > Followed by the exact error which causes the installation error as > follows when the installation attempts to write to the ext4 partition > but recognizes it as an ext2 partition > > > /nix/store/ndzya2b420gjkgjvylj8lj1cg00lv157-grub-2.02-git-1de3a4/sbin/grub-install: > warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding. > /nix/store/ndzya2b420gjkgjvylj8lj1cg00lv157-grub-2.02-git-1de3a4/sbin/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.. > /nix/store/ndzya2b420gjkgjvylj8lj1cg00lv157-grub-2.02-git-1de3a4/sbin/grub-install: > error: will not proceed with blocklists. > /nix/store/xcni2yv1dkbi07028rn7ha4cqiz3fv7b-install-grub.pl: > installation of GRUB on /dev/sda2 failed
I've seen this before. It happens if you pass a partition (/dev/sda1) instead of a disk (/dev/sda) to grub. - Bjørn _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
