F16 Update Kernels fail to boot

[Clyde E. Kunkel]

On 08/24/2011 04:59 PM, Andy Lawrence wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Genes MailLists<lists at sapience.com>  wrote:
>
>> On 08/23/2011 06:49 PM, Andy Lawrence wrote:
>>>
>> \
>>>
>>> According to this:
>>>
>>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Grub2
>>>
>>> grub2 is used by default with F16, so I'm gonna guess that's what I'm
>> using!
>>>
>>> I tried this: grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg, which does give
>>> parameters in /boot/grub2/grub.cfg, which was empty before, but it
>>> doesn't help with booting the update kernels.
>>>
>>
>>   POssibly - I have vague recollections it was 32 bit only for now .. and
>> yours looks like 64 bit ...
>> --
>>
>
> Well I followed the grub2 install directions from above:
>
> [root at garage andy]# grub2-install --boot-directory=/boot /dev/sda
> /usr/sbin/grub2-setup: warn: This GPT partition label has no BIOS Boot
> Partition; embedding won't be possible!.
> /usr/sbin/grub2-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be
> installed in this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are
> UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..
> /usr/sbin/grub2-setup: error: will not proceed with blocklists.
> [root at garage andy]#
>
>
> No love here either!  Still only the original kernel from the RC5 DVD boots.
>
>
>
>

Maybe include --force with grub2-install?  WFM.

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Regards,
OldFart