Re: GRUB install fails

I would install debian 8.6 on your laptop, than you don't have disabled 
secure boot in your bios. I did also.
After that installation you can install virtualbox in debian 8.6 and 
than you can install win 10 in the virtualbox.
Good luck.
Gérard.

Am 23.10.2016 um 09:46 schrieb Benny Simonsen:
> Hi
>
> I have an issue with writing GRUB to /dev/sda and /dev/sda{1,2,...}
> I have GRUB on a USB pen, so I can boot, but it is not the reccomented way.
>
> I have a labtop with partition table as listed below, it contains:
> - Pre-installed Windows 10 (acer) that can boot using UEFI (on partition
> 1, 2, 3, 4)
>   - Accessable in UEFI secure mode (donøt know how to disable secure
> boot in "BIOS")
> - An linux Mint on partition 5, installed in Legacy mode
> - An Debian with /boot on partition 6 and the rest on partition 8 (LUKS)
>   - Installed in Legacy mode (A fresh debian 8.6)
>   - Afterwards upgraded to stretch
>   - Upgraded grub to grub2 (see grub progrs below)
> - Unused partitons: 7, 9, 10
>
> I would like to modify the GRUB menu a bit and I have changed the grub
> config files, executed "sudo update-grub" and it looks fine.
>
> sudo grub-install /dev/sda
> 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.
> benny@bygdagrovi:~$ sudo grub-install /dev/sda7
> Installing for i386-pc platform.
> grub-install: warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding.
> 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.
> benny@bygdagrovi:~$ sudo grub-install /dev/sda10
> Installing for i386-pc platform.
> grub-install: warning: File system `ntfs' doesn't support embedding.
> 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.
>
> I have tried to format my spare partition (7 and 10) to various fie
> systems in gparted, but could't find a good one.
>
> *Partition layout*
> sudo parted -l /dec/sda
> Model: ATA LITEON CV1-8B256 (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sda: 256GB
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: gpt
> Disk Flags:
>
> Number  Start   End     Size    File system
> Name                          Flags
>  1      1049kB  106MB   105MB   fat32        EFI system
> partition          boot, esp
>  2      106MB   123MB   16.8MB               Microsoft reserved
> partition  msftres
>  3      123MB   26.5GB  26.4GB  ntfs         Basic data
> partition          msftdata
>  5      26.5GB  34.5GB  8000MB  ext4
>  6      34.5GB  35.5GB  1000MB  ext4         dboot
>  7      35.5GB  36.5GB  984MB   ext4
> extra_boot                    bios_grub
> 10      36.5GB  36.5GB  16.8MB  ntfs
> biosmbr                       msftdata
>  8      36.5GB  247GB   210GB                luks
>  9      247GB   256GB   9024MB  ext4         exchange
>  4      256GB   256GB   524MB   ntfs         Basic data
> partition          hidden, diag
>
> *Grub programs*
> dpkg -l|grep -i grub
> ii  grub-common
> 2.02~beta3-1                         amd64        GRand Unified
> Bootloader (common files)
> rc  grub-legacy
> 0.97-72                              amd64        GRand Unified
> Bootloader (Legacy version)
> ii  grub-pc
> 2.02~beta3-1                         amd64        GRand Unified
> Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS version)
> ii  grub-pc-bin
> 2.02~beta3-1                         amd64        GRand Unified
> Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS binaries)
> ii  grub-splashimages
> 1.2.3                                all          a collection of great
> GRUB splashimages
> ii  grub2-common
> 2.02~beta3-1                         amd64        GRand Unified
> Bootloader (common files for version 2)
> ii  grub2-splashimages
> 1.0.1+nmu1                           all          a collection of great
> GRUB2 splashimages
>
>
> It is not a requirement the I boot in legacy mode, if it is better to
> switch to UEFI I would like to do that (but don't like to disable
> booting into MS Windws (and it is *not* reconized by update-grub).
>
> Any hints?
>
> Br,
> Benny
>
>