/boot needs to be readadble by grub on boot. Failing that your system won't boot and hence such install is not implemented. Skip-fs -probe controls the check of the device that will hold bootsector, not of /boot
On Tue, Jul 7, 2020, 16:36 Audun <[email protected]> wrote: > Grub-install is not installing due to unknown filesystem *even when > using skip-fs-probe* > > This is absolutely maddening. > > # grub2-install --skip-fs-probe /dev/sdb > Installing for i386-pc platform. > grub2-install: error: unknown filesystem. > > -- > Best Regards, > > Audun Gangsto > >
