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From: thelma@×××××××××××.com
To: Gentoo mailing list <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] grub-install: warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding.
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 03:28:24
Message-Id: 674a6c56-27ef-3665-aa7b-3829b2c0f997@sys-concept.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] grub-install: warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding. by thelma@sys-concept.com
1 On 12/13/2020 08:15 PM, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
2 > I removed "vfat" boot partition and created/change it to ext2
3 >
4 > But now when i try to install grub:
5 >
6 > grub-install /dev/nvme0n1p2
7 > Installing for i386-pc platform.
8 > grub-install: warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding.
9 > 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..
10 > grub-install: error: will not proceed with blocklists.
11 >
12 > Is it something that is going to create problem?
13
14 After rebooting, the system can not find boot disk.
15
16 fstab:
17 /dev/nvme0n1p2 /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2
18 /dev/nvme0n1p4 / ext4 noatime 0 1
19 /dev/nvme0n1p3 none swap sw 0 0
20
21 fdisk -l
22 /dev/nvme0n1p1 2048 6143 4096 2M BIOS boot
23 /dev/nvme0n1p2 6144 268287 262144 128M EFI System
24 /dev/nvme0n1p3 268288 1316863 1048576 512M Linux filesystem
25 /dev/nvme0n1p4 1316864 3907027119 3905710256 1.8T Linux filesystem
26
27 Do I need to go to "vfat" for /boot partition?
28 Why isn't it working?

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