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syscon

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Registered: 2020-10-26

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grub-install: warning: File system `fat' doesn't support embedding.

I'm trying to install grub on a new system but I get an error message:

# grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/nvme0n1p1
grub-install: warning: File system `fat' doesn't support embedding.

This is a command from official documentation!

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

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Re: grub-install: warning: File system `fat' doesn't support embedding.

What official documentation told you to use /dev/nvme0n1p1?

syscon

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Re: grub-install: warning: File system `fat' doesn't support embedding.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB

# grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/sdX

since my boot partition is "nvme0n1p1" I change it to:
grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/nvme0n1p1

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

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Re: grub-install: warning: File system `fat' doesn't support embedding.

# grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/sdX

where /dev/sdX is the disk (not a partition) where GRUB is to be installed. For example /dev/sda or /dev/nvme0n1, or /dev/mmcblk0.

Emphasis added.

syscon

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Re: grub-install: warning: File system `fat' doesn't support embedding.

grub-install --target=i386-pc /dev/nvme0n1
Installing for i386-pc platform.
grub-install: warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible.
grub-install: warning: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..
grub-install: error: will not proceed with blocklists.

loqs

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Re: grub-install: warning: File system `fat' doesn't support embedding.

Why are you following https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GR … structions if you formatted the device for GPT?

syscon

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Registered: 2020-10-26

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Re: grub-install: warning: File system `fat' doesn't support embedding.

Would you be so kind and point me to the correct instruction!

loqs

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Re: grub-install: warning: File system `fat' doesn't support embedding.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GR … structions
Edit:
Follow that first,  then the instructions you were following so grub-install can use embedding rather than block lists.  Sorry for the confusion.

Last edited by loqs (2020-10-27 00:24:26)