[Nix-dev] nixOS not installing using graphical iso

Tony Su tonysu at su-networking.com
Mon Mar 2 19:18:25 CET 2015


I've posted on the following Pastebin
http://pastebin.com/QXhLzNLg

The installation steps,
Followed by the exact error which causes the installation error as
follows when the installation attempts to write to the ext4 partition
but recognizes it as an ext2 partition


/nix/store/ndzya2b420gjkgjvylj8lj1cg00lv157-grub-2.02-git-1de3a4/sbin/grub-install:
warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding.
/nix/store/ndzya2b420gjkgjvylj8lj1cg00lv157-grub-2.02-git-1de3a4/sbin/grub-install:
warning: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in
this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE
and their use is discouraged..
/nix/store/ndzya2b420gjkgjvylj8lj1cg00lv157-grub-2.02-git-1de3a4/sbin/grub-install:
error: will not proceed with blocklists.
/nix/store/xcni2yv1dkbi07028rn7ha4cqiz3fv7b-install-grub.pl:
installation of GRUB on /dev/sda2 failed

TIA,
Tony


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