https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=809798 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=809798#c0 Summary: Grub2 fails to install properly during NEW system installation Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.3 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Critical Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: m407@mail.ru QAContact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:19.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/19.0 12.3 installation fails to install bootloader with the message like "initrd image creation failure". Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. install system from openSUSE DVD 12.3 x64_86 2. don't set any options 3. in partitioning format your root Actual Results: Installation fails. Some messages from /var/log/zypp/history # 2013-03-14 22:49:01 grub2-2.00-19.5.2.x86_64.rpm installed ok # Additional rpm output: # warning: /etc/default/grub created as /etc/default/grub.rpmnew # Perl-Bootloader: 2013-03-14 18:49:01 <3> pbl-0767.2 Core::RunCommand.1642: Error: Command '/usr/sbin/grub2-install --target=i386-pc --force --skip-fs-probe "(hd0,2)" >/var/log/YaST2/y2log_bootloader 2>&1' failed with code 256 and output: /usr/sbin/grub2-bios-setup: warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding. # /usr/sbin/grub2-bios-setup: 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.. # /usr/sbin/grub2-bios-setup: error: blocklists are invalid. Expected Results: Successful intallation I've got no UEFI, GPT or other obsticals. Used standard options for installation with automatic configuration except partitioning. It was an upgrade with formatted root. Got the same results on 2 my computers. Solved by launching upgrade from distribution DVD and reinstalling kernel and grub. PS. Installation on KVM works fine. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.