setup-storage + grub2

[Adrian von Bidder]

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

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