[poky] How to pull grub2

[Tom Zanussi]

On Thu, 2011-09-29 at 04:58 -0700, v sailaja wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
> I just pulled the grub_1.99.bb in poky and built it for "fishriver"
> machine.
> I am trying to install the image on "Gigabyte" machine, but it is
> promting an error while installing.
> 
> 
> ERROR:
> 
> 
> /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: This msdos-style partition label hal no
> post-MBR gap; embedding won't be possible!
> /usr/sbin/grub-setup:warn: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be
> installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blockclists area
> UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..
> /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error:will not proceed with blocklilsts.
> Installtion image failed.
> sh: can't access tty; job control truned off
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Please tell me is there anything I need to modify the bb file ?
> Does grub2 work fine with fishriver machine?
> 

Hi,

Looks like you're using the old
recipes-core/initrdscripts/initramfs-live-install recipe and
init-install.sh update that goes with it, which would avoid this
problem.  Those are also available in poky/master and edison.

With those updates, it should work fine with the fishriver machine.

Tom

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> Thanks & Regards,
> SAI
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> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi at intel.com>
> wrote:
>         
>         
>         On Wed, 2011-09-28 at 06:21 -0700, v sailaja wrote:
>         > Hi,
>         >
>         >
>         > I  have built the poky source with grub-0.97 but Now i want
>         to pull
>         > grub2.
>         > I have grub2 recipe i.e, grub_1.98.bb.
>         > If grub_0.97.bb file is there, then it is building for
>         grub-0.97 only,
>         > so I deleted the grub_0.97.bb file from meta/recipes-bsp/
>         and
>         > I just changed the preferred version of grub from 0.97 to
>         1.98
>         > in  fishriver.conf.
>         >
>         >
>         > -REFERRED_VERSION_grub ?= "0.97"
>         > +REFERRED_VERSION_grub ?= "1.98"
>         >
>         >
>         > But i am facing an error "ERROR: Nothing PROVIDES 'grub'".
>         > Can anyone tell me how to resolve this error and why i  am
>         facing this
>         > error though the grub recipe is there in meta/recipes-bsp/.
>         >
>         
>         
>         Hi,
>         
>         It's because the grub 1.98 recipe is restricted to only x86.64
>         and the
>         grub 0.97 recipe to only i.86, so fishriver will only use .97
>         and won't
>         see 1.98.
>         
>         There's now a grub 1.99 recipe in poky/master that does both,
>         so I'd
>         recommend you upgrade to edison or master of both poky and
>         meta-intel to
>         take advantage of it.
>         
>         Tom
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>         > --
>         > Thanks & Regards,
>         > SAI
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> Thanks & Regards,
> SAI
>