On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 08:15:03PM +1100, Charlie wrote: > On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:20:33 +0100 Darac Marjal sent: > <snip> > > > On a GPT disk using BIOS, though, GRUB will still install Stage 1 into > > the first sector, but then there's no suitable place for it to put > > Stage 1.5. So you're expected to create the Bios Boot Partition, into > > which Grub will install Stage 1.5. No file system should be created > > on this partition. > > <snip> > > I googled GPT disk and this was certainly a UEFI disk or partition or > whatever. But formatted the whole disk and then created the > partitions I wanted with GParted and then installed Jessie.
Are you trying to boot in BIOS or UEFI mode? BIOS/MBR and UEFI/GPT are the most common supported modes. BIOS/GPT is unusual, but appears to be what you're attempting. I'm not quite sure what your setup here is so: * If you're booting in BIOS mode with an MBR disk, then raise a bug against grub * If you're booting in BIOS mode with a GPT disk, then create the BIOS Boot Partition that grub is asking for. * If you're booting in UEFI mode with a GPT disk, then you're using the wrong version of grub; i386-pc is for BIOS booting and you should install grub-efi instead * If you're booting in UEFI mode with an MBR disk, then switch to grub-efi, and see if the same error is raised. If so, raise a bug against grub. > > So maybe the disk has reverted or something? But it has only done this > in the last update. prior to that there was no problem. > > The system boots all right anyway, so I'll see what happens in the > future. I might have to reformat the whole disk again and reinstall > Jessie. > > I'll see what happens. > > Thanks for the explanation which I didn't really understand. > > Charlie > -- > Registered Linux User:- 329524 > *********************************************** > > Zen practise is thus not a set of operations designed to > achieve an external goal. In Zen, the effort and the result are > not two different things, the means and the goal are not to be > separated, the finding occurs in the very seeking itself. > _____Bernard Phillips > > *********************************************** > > Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141024201503.04dbf681@taogypsy >
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