On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 10:46 PM, Shrinivasan T <[email protected]>wrote:
> > root@ubuntu:/# sudo grub-install /dev/sda8 > > sudo: unable to resolve host ubuntu > > /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless > > disk or to a partition. This is a BAD idea.. > > /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be > > installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are > > UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged.. > > try installing in the hard disk itself. > > sudo grub-install /dev/sda > > This will detect the existing OS in all the partitions and setup the boot > menu. > > Try this and share the results. > He is trying to install BCD boot manager on the boot sector. In such cases, bootloaders like grub and ntldr go to the root partition of their respective installs. That's the correct way since the selection of which OS to boot is now handled by the boot manager. You'd use this strategy for multiple Linux installs too, only one install's grub goes on MBR, all the other go on the root partition. I am too late to answer this, though. Would like to know from OP if he fixed it? I haven't seen this error before. Is he using GRUB2? _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
