setup-storage + grub2

[Mathieu Alorent]

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/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg682316.html

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
-- 
Mathieu Alorent
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