Issues confirmed, and I've reported these twice on this list already. I just switched to LILO, works for me.
cheers -- vbi On Monday 12 April 2010 11.32:49 Mathieu Alorent wrote: > Hi, > > I'm in trouble with setup-storage and installing Grub2. > > The error I get is: > > Performing GRUB install with command: > /usr/sbin/grub-install --no-floppy --root-directory=/target /dev/sda > /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: This msdos-style partition label has no > post-MBR gap; embedding won't be possible!. /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... > > I've found something interesting there: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg682316.h > tml > > It is said that "the first partition starts at sector 63 like any normal > partioning tool does." > > On my machine, I've got the first partition starting at sector 1. > > # fdisk -lu /dev/sda > > Disk /dev/sda: 64.4 GB, 64424509440 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7832 cylinders, total 125829120 sectors > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x0008e681 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 * 1 204800 102400 83 Linux > Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. > /dev/sda2 204801 2301952 1048576 82 Linux swap / > Solaris Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary. > /dev/sda3 2301953 4399104 1048576 83 Linux > Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary. > /dev/sda4 4399105 125829119 60715007+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > /dev/sda5 4399168 7471167 1536000 83 Linux > /dev/sda6 7471231 9568382 1048576 83 Linux > /dev/sda7 9568446 10617021 524288 83 Linux > /dev/sda8 10617085 12714236 1048576 83 Linux > /dev/sda9 12714300 125829119 56557410 8e Linux LVM > > I'm using fai 3.3.5+experimental3. > > I also get a bunch messages about uninitialized value > > Calling task_partition > Partitioning local harddisks using setup-storage > Starting setup-storage 1.2.1+exp > Using config file: /var/lib/fai/config/disk_config/DEFAULT > Executing: parted -s /dev/sda unit TiB print > Use of uninitialized value $fs in substitution (s///) at > /usr/share/fai/setup-storage//Volumes.pm line 257. [...] > Use of uninitialized value $fs in substitution (s///) at > /usr/share/fai/setup-storage//Volumes.pm line 257. Executing: parted -s > /dev/sda unit B print free > Executing: parted -s /dev/sda unit chs print free > > The disk_config I use is: > > disk_config disk1 bootable:1 > primary /boot 100 ext3 rw > primary swap 1G swap sw > primary / 1G ext3 rw,errors=remount-ro > logical /usr 1500 ext3 rw > logical /var 1G ext3 rw > logical /home 512 ext3 rw > logical /tmp 1G ext3 rw > logical - 4G- - - > > disk_config lvm > vg HEBEX disk1.9 > > Edit: > For the first error, it seems to be already corrected in svn branch, not > in the package build... > > Regards -- Today is Boomtime, the 29th day of Discord in the YOLD 3176
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