Re: grub-install problem after trixie upgrade
On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 12:53:06AM +0000, Andy Smith wrote:
> I suspect you have too few sectors between the beginning of the disk and
> the start of sda1 for grub to fit its core.img in. Please show us the
> output of:
>
> # fdisk -u -l /dev/sda
> # fdisk -u -l /dev/sdb
>
> (both harmless / read-only)
>
> It is recommended to start partitions 1 MiB into the disk.
You are correct. I had just realised that, see email just now.
I think that it reflects ancient history of my usage of these disks ... that
are lost in the mists of my memory.
Thanks
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