[Bug 1348446] Re: grub install fail with wrong filesystem dedection

[etemelkuran]

You can see i don't have any ext2 just swap+ext4+ext4 , Parted -l

Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md1: 537MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End    Size   File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  537MB  537MB  ext4


Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md2: 1991GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop

Number  Start  End     Size    File system  Flags
 1      0.00B  1991GB  1991GB  ext4

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Title:
  grub install fail with wrong filesystem dedection

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have raid md1,md2 arrays.
  MD1 is for boot and MD2 is for root.
  MD1 and MD2 both using ext4.

  I'm trying to upgrade grub,
  error occuring while using this following commands:
  apt-get upgrade or
  grub-upgrade , grub-install /dev/md1

  ~grub-install /dev/md1
  ~Installing for i386-pc platform.
  ~grub-install: warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding.
  ~grub-install: warning: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in                                                                                         ~this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their u se is discouraged..
  ~grub-install: error: will not proceed with blocklists.

  
  Grub not installing, I don't have any ext2 filesystem.

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