[Nix-dev] nixOS not installing using graphical iso

Tony Su tonysu at su-networking.com
Mon Mar 2 20:20:35 CET 2015


 Domen, including in the steps I described at the top is a link to
another pastebin which contains my configuration file.

Bjorn, cool. I'll try modifying now.

Tony

On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Bjørn Forsman <bjorn.forsman at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2 March 2015 at 19:18, Tony Su <tonysu at su-networking.com> wrote:
>> 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
>
> I've seen this before. It happens if you pass a partition (/dev/sda1)
> instead of a disk (/dev/sda) to grub.
>
> - Bjørn


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