still on live system
ubuntu@ubuntu:/$ mount |grep target /dev/sda1 on /target type ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro) /dev/sdb2 on /target/boot/efi type vfat (rw,relatime,fmask=0077,dmask=0077,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro) udev on /target/dev type devtmpfs (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,size=2430856k,nr_inodes=607714,mode=755,inode64) ubuntu@ubuntu:/$ df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on tmpfs 487M 7.6M 479M 2% /run /dev/sdb1 ubuntu@ubuntu:/$ mount |grep target /dev/sda1 on /target type ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro) /dev/sdb2 on /target/boot/efi type vfat (rw,relatime,fmask=0077,dmask=0077,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro) udev on /target/dev type devtmpfs (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,size=2430856k,nr_inodes=607714,mode=755,inode64) ubuntu@ubuntu:/$ df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on tmpfs 487M 7.6M 479M 2% /run /dev/sdb1 2.7G 2.7G 0 100% /cdrom /cow 2.4G 170M 2.3G 7% / /dev/disk/by-label/writable 4.7G 23M 4.5G 1% /var/log tmpfs 2.4G 0 2.4G 0% /dev/shm tmpfs 5.0M 8.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock tmpfs 4.0M 0 4.0M 0% /sys/fs/cgroup tmpfs 2.4G 508K 2.4G 1% /tmp tmpfs 487M 108K 487M 1% /run/user/999 /dev/sda1 73G 8.3G 61G 12% /target /dev/sdb2 4.9M 4.9M 2.0K 100% /target/boot/efi ubuntu@ubuntu:/$ 2.7G 2.7G 0 100% /cdrom /cow 2.4G 170M 2.3G 7% / /dev/disk/by-label/writable 4.7G 23M 4.5G 1% /var/log tmpfs 2.4G 0 2.4G 0% /dev/shm tmpfs 5.0M 8.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock tmpfs 4.0M 0 4.0M 0% /sys/fs/cgroup tmpfs 2.4G 508K 2.4G 1% /tmp tmpfs 487M 108K 487M 1% /run/user/999 /dev/sda1 73G 8.3G 61G 12% /target /dev/sdb2 4.9M 4.9M 2.0K 100% /target/boot/efi ubuntu@ubuntu:/$
Boot loader was to go to /dev/sda Install was to /dev/sda1
Apr 14 04:08:43 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Identified partition label for /dev/sda1: msdos Apr 14 04:08:44 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda' Apr 14 04:08:44 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support --no-floppy Apr 14 04:08:44 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install --force --target x86_64-efi "/dev/sda" Apr 14 04:08:44 ubuntu grub-installer: Installing for x86_64-efi platform. Apr 14 04:08:55 ubuntu grub-installer: grub-install: error: cannot copy `/usr/lib/grub/x86_64-efi-signed/grubx64.efi.signed' to `/boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi': No space left on device. Apr 14 04:08:55 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install --force --target x86_64-efi "/dev/sda"' failed.
but only 12% of SDA1 is used; it's a clean disk with only this install on it.
still on live system
ubuntu@ubuntu:/$ mount |grep target errors= remount- ro) fmask=0077, dmask=0077, codepage= 437,iocharset= iso8859- 1,shortname= mixed,errors= remount- ro) noexec, relatime, size=2430856k, nr_inodes= 607714, mode=755, inode64) errors= remount- ro) fmask=0077, dmask=0077, codepage= 437,iocharset= iso8859- 1,shortname= mixed,errors= remount- ro) noexec, relatime, size=2430856k, nr_inodes= 607714, mode=755, inode64) by-label/ writable 4.7G 23M 4.5G 1% /var/log
2.7G 2.7G 0 100% /cdrom by-label/ writable 4.7G 23M 4.5G 1% /var/log
/dev/sda1 on /target type ext4 (rw,relatime,
/dev/sdb2 on /target/boot/efi type vfat (rw,relatime,
udev on /target/dev type devtmpfs (rw,nosuid,
ubuntu@ubuntu:/$ df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 487M 7.6M 479M 2% /run
/dev/sdb1 ubuntu@ubuntu:/$ mount |grep target
/dev/sda1 on /target type ext4 (rw,relatime,
/dev/sdb2 on /target/boot/efi type vfat (rw,relatime,
udev on /target/dev type devtmpfs (rw,nosuid,
ubuntu@ubuntu:/$ df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 487M 7.6M 479M 2% /run
/dev/sdb1 2.7G 2.7G 0 100% /cdrom
/cow 2.4G 170M 2.3G 7% /
/dev/disk/
tmpfs 2.4G 0 2.4G 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs 5.0M 8.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
tmpfs 4.0M 0 4.0M 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs 2.4G 508K 2.4G 1% /tmp
tmpfs 487M 108K 487M 1% /run/user/999
/dev/sda1 73G 8.3G 61G 12% /target
/dev/sdb2 4.9M 4.9M 2.0K 100% /target/boot/efi
ubuntu@ubuntu:/$
/cow 2.4G 170M 2.3G 7% /
/dev/disk/
tmpfs 2.4G 0 2.4G 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs 5.0M 8.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
tmpfs 4.0M 0 4.0M 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs 2.4G 508K 2.4G 1% /tmp
tmpfs 487M 108K 487M 1% /run/user/999
/dev/sda1 73G 8.3G 61G 12% /target
/dev/sdb2 4.9M 4.9M 2.0K 100% /target/boot/efi
ubuntu@ubuntu:/$
Boot loader was to go to /dev/sda
Install was to /dev/sda1
Apr 14 04:08:43 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Identified partition label for /dev/sda1: msdos grub/x86_ 64-efi- signed/ grubx64. efi.signed' to `/boot/ efi/EFI/ ubuntu/ grubx64. efi': No space left on device.
Apr 14 04:08:44 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda'
Apr 14 04:08:44 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support --no-floppy
Apr 14 04:08:44 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install --force --target x86_64-efi "/dev/sda"
Apr 14 04:08:44 ubuntu grub-installer: Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
Apr 14 04:08:55 ubuntu grub-installer: grub-install: error: cannot copy `/usr/lib/
Apr 14 04:08:55 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install --force --target x86_64-efi "/dev/sda"' failed.
but only 12% of SDA1 is used; it's a clean disk with only this install on it.