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Old 05-24-2016, 03:57 PM   #1
yasgur99
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grub-install error


When I type grub-install /dev/sda , I get an error that says
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grub-install: warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot partition; embedding won't be possible
grub-install: warning: embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blacklists. However,blacklists are UNRELIABLE and there use is discouraged...
grub-install: error: will not proceed with blocklists
I've been tinkering and it doesn't seem that anyone on google is having this issue.
Some extra information is that I have 4 partitions:
Code:
sda1 /boot
sda2 /
sda3 swap
sda4 /home
All partitions but the swap are ext4.

I tried running bootctl install for fun and since its not EFI i got the error
Code:
File system /boot is not a FAT EFI System Partition (ESP) File sysyem
I expected that but just wanted to give it a try.

If someone has any idea whats going on, please let me know.
 
Old 05-24-2016, 04:14 PM   #2
yasgur99
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SOLVED: I am running on a VM so I have no BIOS. I used the --force option and got by this
 
  


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