GRUB install error [SOLVED]

**acsmith** · 05-11-2005

I get the following error when I emerge GRUB:

make[3]: *** [check-TESTS] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `blahblahblah`
make[2]: *** [check-am] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `blahblahblah`
make[1]: *** [check] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `blahblahblah`
make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1

Did it install and I can continue with my Gentoo installation or what should I do?

**budman7** · 05-11-2005

That doesn't look good.
Are you trying to "emerge GRUB"?
Or "emerge grub"?

But I would think with the first one it would just say no ebuilds to satisfy GRUB.

**acsmith** · 05-11-2005

I'm using grub not GRUB

**acsmith** · 05-11-2005

Alright. As I look through the little amount of the emerge I can still see on screen this is what I get.

>>>Test phase [enabled]: sys-boot/grub-0.94-r1
>>>Test phase [check]: sys-boot/grub-0.94-r1
Making check in netboot
make[1]: Entering directory `blahblahblah/netboot`
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check`
make[1]: Leaving directory `blahblahblah/netboot`
Making check in stage2
make[1]: Entering directory `blahblahblah/stage2`
make check-am
make[2]: Entering directory `blahblahblah/stage2`
make check-TESTS
make[3]: Entering directory `blahblahblah/stage2`
ffs_stage1_5 is too big (9248 > 716

FAIL: size_test

What I don't get is the Making check in stage2. I'm using a stage3. I think that's why it's messing up. Plus it's a test. Do you think it installed and for some reason it's using the wrong test or something?

**budman7** · 05-11-2005

The stage2 that it is referring to is part of grub.
Nothing to do with the fact that you are doing a stage 3 install.

Have you had any other problems emerging stuff?

**acsmith** · 05-11-2005

No, this is the only problem I've had.

**budman7** · 05-11-2005

Have you tried "emerge lilo"?
Could you post your /etc/make.conf?

**acsmith** · 05-11-2005

Well, I'd like to use GRUB (I heard it's better, wouldn't really know)

Here's my make.conf

CFLAGS="-02 -march=i686 -fomit-frame-pointer"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
FEATURES="sandbox ccache autoaddcvs buildpkg collision-protect cvs digest distcc distlocks fixpackages sign test"

**budman7** · 05-11-2005

IMO Grub is better. I just figured if you were having problems emerging grub, emerging lilo might work.

The only thing I see in your make.conf file is no USE flags. But you have FEATURES. I don't know if that replaces USE or not.

So I am not sure what else you could do.
Have you been to the IRC, there is always somebody in there.
I have only been using Gentoo for just over a week.
This is my make.conf, I don't know if it will help you or not.
My USE flags are optimized for kde and not gnome.

Code:

CFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -fomit-frame-pointer"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CXXFLAGS="$&#123;CFLAGS&#125;"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
PORTAGE_TMPFS="/dev/shm"
USE="-gtk -gnome qt kde dvdr alsa cdr"
/etc/make.conf &#40;END&#41;

It is to late now, time for sleep.

**jaboua** · 05-11-2005

FEATURES just spesify what features portage should use, for example ccache if you have emerged it...

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