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PostPosted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 3:26 pm    Post subject: fdisk and grub-install in VirtualBox and VMware Reply with quote

I can't install Grub (and grub-9999 too) in VirtualBox and VMware.

admincd-x86-20130528.iso
install-x86-minimal-20130528.iso
VirtualBox 4.2.12
VMware Player 5.0.0
Windows 7 x64

Code:
# fdisk /dev/sda
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.22.2).

Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.


Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
   p   primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
   e   extended
Select (default p):
Using default response p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
Using default value 1
First sector (2048-4194303, default 2048):
Using default value 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-4194303, default 4194303): +100M
Partition 1 of type Linux and of size 100 MiB is set

Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
   p   primary (1 primary, 0 extended, 3 free)
   e   extended
Select (default p):
Using default response p
Partition number (1-4, default 2):
Using default value 2
First sector (206848-4194303, default 206848):
Using default value 206848
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (206848-4194303, default 4194303):
Using default value 4194303
Partition 2 of type Linux and of size 1.9 GiB is set

Command (m for help): a
Partition number (1-4): 1

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sda: 2147 MB, 2147483648 bytes, 4194304 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: 0x415e2e1a

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *        2048      206847      102400   83  Linux
/dev/sda2          206848     4194303     1993728   83  Linux

Errors fdisk:
Code:
Command (m for help): v
Partition 1: previous sectors 206847 disagrees with total 197593
Partitions 2: cylinder 262 greater than maximum 261
Partition 2: previous sectors 4194303 disagrees with total 4196811
Remaining 2047 unallocated 512-byte sectors

Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!

Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.

Code:
# mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1

mke2fs 1.42.7 (21-Jan-2013)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=1024 (log=0)
Fragment size=1024 (log=0)
Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
25688 inodes, 102400 blocks
5120 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=1
Maximum filesystem blocks=67371008
13 block groups
8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group
1976 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
   8193, 24577, 40961, 57345, 73729

Allocating group tables:  0/13     done                           
Writing inode tables:  0/13     done                           
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information:  0/13 8/13     done

Code:
# mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot
# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot

Code:
# grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/gentoo/ /dev/sda
Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.
/sbin/grub-install: line 442: cmp: command not found
/sbin/grub-install: line 442: cmp: command not found
/sbin/grub-install: line 442: cmp: command not found
/sbin/grub-install: line 442: cmp: command not found
/sbin/grub-install: line 442: cmp: command not found
The file /mnt/gentoo//boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly.

# grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/gentoo/ /dev/sda1
/sbin/grub-install: line 442: cmp: command not found
/sbin/grub-install: line 442: cmp: command not found
/sbin/grub-install: line 442: cmp: command not found
/sbin/grub-install: line 442: cmp: command not found
/sbin/grub-install: line 442: cmp: command not found
The file /mnt/gentoo//boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly.

If to install Grub in chroot:
Code:
# grub-install /dev/sda
Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.
The file /boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly.

or Grub-9999 in chroot:
Code:
Path `/boot/grub2' is not readable by GRUB on boot. Installation is impossible. Aborting.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:17 pm    Post subject: Re: fdisk and grub-install in VirtualBox and VMware Reply with quote

Grub2 without problems was installed with Ubuntu LiveCD.

Likely it is a bug in Gentoo LiveCD.
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