bug-grub
[Top][All Lists]
Advanced

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

[bug #27593] Install grub 1.97 beta3 on floppy


From: Igor
Subject: [bug #27593] Install grub 1.97 beta3 on floppy
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:07:26 +0000
User-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.2; ru; rv:1.9.1.3) Gecko/20090824 Firefox/3.5.3

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?27593>

                 Summary: Install grub 1.97 beta3 on floppy 
                 Project: GNU GRUB
            Submitted by: booster
            Submitted on: Вск 04 Окт 2009 14:07:25
                Category: Installation
                Severity: Major
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 
                 Release: other
         Reproducibility: None
         Planned Release: None

    _______________________________________________________

Details:

I try install grub on floppy disk.

1)
# mke2fs /dev/fd0
# mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt
# grub-install --root-directory=/mnt fd0

Error:
grub-probe: error: Cannot stat `fd0'
Invalid device `fd0'.

2)
# mke2fs /dev/fd0
# mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt
# grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/fd0

Error:
grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk.  This
is a BAD idea.
grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in
this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and its
use is discouraged.
grub-setup: error: If you really want blocklists, use --force.

# mke2fs /dev/fd0
# mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt
# grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/fd0

3)
grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk.  This
is a BAD idea.
grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in
this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and its
use is discouraged.
grub-setup: error: Cannot read `/mnt/boot/grub/core.img' correctly

Floppy don`t boot. I try install grub on floppy disk.

1)
# mke2fs /dev/fd0
# mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt
# grub-install --root-directory=/mnt fd0

Error:
grub-probe: error: Cannot stat `fd0'
Invalid device `fd0'.

2)
# mke2fs /dev/fd0
# mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt
# grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/fd0

Error:
grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk.  This
is a BAD idea.
grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in
this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and its
use is discouraged.
grub-setup: error: If you really want blocklists, use --force.

# mke2fs /dev/fd0
# mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt
# grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/fd0

3)
grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk.  This
is a BAD idea.
grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in
this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and its
use is discouraged.
grub-setup: error: Cannot read `/mnt/boot/grub/core.img' correctly

Floppy don`t boot.I try install grub on floppy disk.

1)
# mke2fs /dev/fd0
# mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt
# grub-install --root-directory=/mnt fd0

Error:
grub-probe: error: Cannot stat `fd0'
Invalid device `fd0'.

2)
# mke2fs /dev/fd0
# mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt
# grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/fd0

Error:
grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk.  This
is a BAD idea.
grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in
this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and its
use is discouraged.
grub-setup: error: If you really want blocklists, use --force.

# mke2fs /dev/fd0
# mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt
# grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/fd0

3)
grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk.  This
is a BAD idea.
grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in
this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and its
use is discouraged.
grub-setup: error: Cannot read `/mnt/boot/grub/core.img' correctly

Floppy don`t boot.




    _______________________________________________________

Reply to this item at:

  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?27593>

_______________________________________________
  Message sent via/by Savannah
  http://savannah.gnu.org/





reply via email to

[Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread]