setup-storage + grub2

[Michael Tautschnig]

> 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.
> 

Could you give 3.4~beta1+experimental5 another chance? If you redo the
partitioning using this version, you'll get back the
first-partition-starts-at-sector-63 free space.

> 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.

[...]

Could you send the output of

parted -s /dev/sda unit TiB print

? Maybe the format has changed, so probably also parted -v would be useful.

Thanks a lot,
Michael

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