Domen, including in the steps I described at the top is a link to another pastebin which contains my configuration file.
Bjorn, cool. I'll try modifying now. Tony On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Bjørn Forsman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
