Bug#659116: 'grub2' not installing in /boot partition.
Additional notes on 659116 posted by David Kennedy.
Problem: 'grub2' not installing on /boot partition during installation
of Debian Squeeze.
Installation mode: Graphical expert.
Package: grub-installer
Version: 20110106+squeeze4
Severity: grave
Tags:
Justification: prevents installation completing.
System
CPU: Intel i7-870 2.93 GHz
Board: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 1156
RAM: 4 x DDR3-2GB
HD SATA Western Digital 2TB
Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295 DVI
Current OS: SuSE 11.3 (since Debian installation failed).
Partitioning description: Encrypted LVM with a separate'/boot' partition.
This is the partitioning system on the current SuSE 11.3 and was also
the partitioning system chosen and installed on the Debian Squeeze that
failed with the above problem.
Partitioning:
Device Size Enc Type FS Type Mount
/dev/sda 2.0 TB WDC ...diskname
/dev/sda1 256.00 MB Linux native Ext4 /boot
/dev/sda2 2.0 TB Encrypted Linux LVM
/dev/VOLUME 2.0 TB LVM2
/dev/VOLUME/HOME 800.00 GB LV Ext4 /home
/dev/VOLUME/ROOT 200.00 GB LV Ext4 /
/dev/VOLUME/SWAP 16.00 GB LV SWAP SWAP
/dev/VOLUME/TEMP 400.00 GB LV Ext4 /tmp
/dev/VOLUME/USER 446.75 GB LV Ext4 /usr
Details.
The installation went without problem until the installation attempted
to load 'grub2' into the /boot partition.
The problem occurred when: this installation was attempted automatically
by the installation
or
manually by selecting /dev/sda1 as the partition on which to install grub.
The message: 'Installing grub on /dev/sda1' was displayed for around 2
minutes (after the manual selection).
Then a message similar to: 'grub could not be installed on /dev/sda1 do
you want to continue with the installation?' was displayed.
Using 'dmesg' the following possibly relevant information was noted by hand:
...
'Attempting to install a partition instead of a MBR. This is a bad idea!'
....
'grub-probe: sending ioctl 1261 to partition'
...
'GRUB can only be installed using block lists.
Blocklists unreliable use discouraged.'
...
more ioctl 1261 messages
...
...
'grub-installer: Installation finished. No error reported'
'grub-instsaller: grub-install ran successfully'
...
more ioctl 1261 messages
...
'--ratelimit: 106 callbacks supressed'
Thank you for your work on the Debian system,
David Kennedy
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