Re: Grub2 fails to install to the MBR of /dev/sdb

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On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 7:53 PM, Greg Woods <woods@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-01-13 at 16:43 -0500, Lester M Petrie wrote:
>
>> Number  Start   End     Size    Type      File system     Flags
>>   3      32.3kB  526MB   526MB   primary   ext4            boot
>
> Doesn't prove I'm right, but it's another data point. My laptop that
> doesn't allow me to update grub2 configuration also has a start at
> 32.3kB like yours. The workstation that works starts at 1049kB.
> Hopefully someone can confirm that my theory (that more room at the
> beginning of the disk prior to the start of the first partition) is
> needed in order for grub2-install to work or grub2-mkconfig to have any
> effect) before I go through all the work of dumping, repartitioning, and
> restoring.
>
> --Greg
>
>
yes, you need to leave 1MB free at begin of the disk

this means 2048 sectors x 512 kb (2048*512)



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