[Bug 550877] Re: grub-install /dev/fd0 fails to install grub2 on floppy

[Bryan Quigley]

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** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  grub-install /dev/fd0 fails to install grub2 on floppy

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub2

  If I try to install grub on a floppy instead of an hard disk (it's my
  standard setup since 8.04: I don't want to touch the MBR) it says:

  sudo grub-install /dev/fd0
  /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Tentativo di installare GRUB su un disco privo di partizioni. Non è una buona idea..
  /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: L'embed non è possibile. GRUB può essere installato con questa configurazione solo usando blocklist. Le blocklist non sono comunque affidabili e ne viene sconsigliato l'uso..
  /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: if you really want blocklists, use --force.

  It's italian and it means:
  /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Trying to install GRUB on a partitionless disk. This is not a good idea..
  /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Embedding not possible. GRUB can be installed with this configuration only using blocklists. Blocklists aren't reliable and they shouldn't be used..
  /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: if you really want blocklists, use --force.

  And if I use the --force opt I can confirm that blocklists are
  unreliable since they create an un-bootable floppy. By the way, when I
  installed Lucid Lynx I clicked on the 'advanced' button and typed
  'dev/fd0' as grub2 installation device and it produced the same un-
  bootable floppy. I guess that Lucid installation process uses the
  --force opt. So this bug affects the liveCD too.

  Apparently (my impression) grub-install wants to edit the MBR. But
  since it doesn't exist on a floppy, it complains. But what I really
  want to do is just install the ol' good grub-legacy's stage1 on
  floppy.

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