[Nix-dev] UEFI Grub is not running, only gummiboot

[Lluís Batlle i Rossell]

If it were not a UEFI question, I would say that you only have to tag one
partition as bootable.

On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 07:36:09AM -0300, Anderson Torres wrote:
> Hello, Nixers!
> 
> Recently I have tried to use Grub bootloader, but it shows an error message:
> 
> updating GRUB 2 menu...
> /nix/store/a457ywa1haa0sgr9g7a1pgldrg3s798d-coreutils-8.24/bin/cp:
> falhou em preservar o dono para “/boot/memtest.bin”: Operation not
> permitted
> installing the GRUB 2 boot loader on /dev/sda...
> Installing for i386-pc platform.
> /nix/store/hla0k6l3zskvplyvy6f67jbl4bhf3nmx-grub-2.x-2015-07-27/sbin/grub-install:
> aviso: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition;
> embedding won't be possible.
> /nix/store/hla0k6l3zskvplyvy6f67jbl4bhf3nmx-grub-2.x-2015-07-27/sbin/grub-install:
> aviso: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in this
> setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and
> their use is discouraged..
> /nix/store/hla0k6l3zskvplyvy6f67jbl4bhf3nmx-grub-2.x-2015-07-27/sbin/grub-install:
> erro: will not proceed with blocklists.
> /nix/store/zldbbngl0f8g5iv4rslygxwp0dbg1624-install-grub.pl:
> installation of GRUB on /dev/sda failed
> warning: error(s) occured while switching to the new configuration
> 
> There is some reason I can't install Grub on my machine?
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