Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grub-pc
I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" LTS Desktop Edition in a logical partition (sda10) and chose within the "Advanced Options" to install the boot loader in the same partition, because I wanted to chainload it via another grub. See e.g. the following example image: http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/extra/LINUX/large /ubuntu1004installation-large_008.jpg However, after a restart, the boot loader of Ubuntu 10.04 failed. :( I then booted Ubuntu 10.04 directly via the first grub with the following boot entries: title Ubuntu Linux 10.04 (sda10) root (hd0,9) kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda10 ro quiet splash initrd /initrd.img Then I tried to reinstall grub2 within Ubuntu 10.04: $ sudo grub-install /dev/sda10 /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partition instead of the MBR. This is a BAD idea.. /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and its use is discouraged.. /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: if you really want blocklists, use --force. However, installing grub in a partition instead of the MBR isn't a "BAD idea" per se when using different OSs. I think that it's a good idea to install the boot loader in the same partition as the OS and use a central boot loader to chainload the other boot loaders. There might be problems with blocklists in some cases, but I never had any in several years. So I tried the "force" option: ]$ sudo grub-install --force /dev/sda10 /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partition instead of the MBR. This is a BAD idea.. /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and its use is discouraged.. Installation finished. No error reported. As you can see, it just doesn't work. :( ** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: blocklists fail grub grub2 mbr partition -- grub2 fails when being installed in a partition https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/584324 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
