[Voyage-linux] Voyage 0.9 installation problem with Grub

[Kim-man 'Punky' TSE]

Hi all,

To support ext4, I think there are 2 options:

1. modify voyage-update related scripts to support grub2, or
2. At installation, upgrade grub to grub2.

I really don't want to touch existing grub1 code for installation.  I would rather run upgrade-from-grub-legacy at 
installation.

http://wiki.debian.org/Grub#Upgrading_from_v1_to_v2

Any volunteer?

Regards,
Punky

On 10/15/2012 10:44 AM, Joshua Anhalt wrote:
> Grub 1 (the default in Voyage) does not supporting booting to an ext4 filesystem 
> <https://ext4.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Ext4_Howto#Booting_from_an_ext4_filesystem>.  (There are some efforts to 
> support that, but I don't think those patches are present in the current Voyage grub1.)
>
> You can install a recent grub2, or make a separate ext2/3 formatted /boot partition.
>
> Joshua
>
> On Oct 13, 2012, at 5:51 AM, kmpirkos at ece.upatras.gr <mailto:kmpirkos at ece.upatras.gr> wrote:
>
>> Thank you for your prompt reply. Using only one partition solved the problem. The OS loads nicely.
>> However, is it possible to use a journaling file system like ext4 instead of ext2?
>> I tried altering format-cf.sh and use mkfs.ext4 instead of mkfs.ext2 and again, the grub> command prompt appears.
>>
>> The reason I prefer ext4 is to avoid inode reference problems after sudden power-offs. Do you think that ext2 along 
>> with the read-only mounting is enough? If so, after I shrink the main ext2 partition, can I make an ext4 partition in 
>> the remaining space? I need read-write access to the second partition.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kostas Birkos
>>
>>
>>
>> Arun Khan  wrote:
>>>                On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 11:25 PM,  <kmpirkos at ece.upatras.gr <mailto:kmpirkos at ece.upatras.gr>> wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have a problem while trying to install Voyage 0.9 in a CF card.
>>>> Using GParted in Ubuntu 12.04, I created 2 primary partitions in the CF.
>>>> 2 GB for the OS and another 6 GB for storage. During the installation
>>>> process, I select the first partition to install Voyage.
>>>
>>> Rather than pre-partition the CF hard disk, let the VL installer
>>> choose the *entire* CF disk for the first partition.
>>> After completing the installation, you can shrink the first partition
>>> to your desired size and free up the rest.
>>>
>>> Also update the grub installation on the CF card.
>>>
>>> Let us know if this solves your problem.
>>>
>>> -- Arun Khan
>>>
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