On Mar 28, 2022, at 12:15 AM, Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> wrote:
I just the normal process of booting the netinst DVD image and used
the default NOT-expert menu option. I see the usual message :
On Mar 28, 2022, at 12:15 AM, Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> wrote: >>
I just the normal process of booting the netinst DVD image and used
the default NOT-expert menu option. I see the usual message :
Could be that the hfsprogs-udeb package is missing on the ISO.
Try installing with the 32-bit powerpc image.
On Mar 28, 2022, at 12:15 AM, Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> wrote: >>
I just the normal process of booting the netinst DVD image and used
the default NOT-expert menu option. I see the usual message :
Could be that the hfsprogs-udeb package is missing on the ISO.
Try installing with the 32-bit powerpc image.
Adrian
On Mar 27, 2022, at 6:10 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Ugfqj1ank
Use the 32-bit version of grubfix32.sh, even on the 64-bit install.
Use /dev/sda2 instead of /dev/sda3 when fixing grub.
Jeff
FYI Adrian’s ISO works perfectly for me on both 32 bit and 64 bit systems.
There are (far too) many alternate ways of installing debian floating around, but I think the only method we should suggest is the one sanctioned here, as all the others lead to mayhem, IMHO.
Ken
I just the normal process of booting the netinst DVD image and used
the default NOT-expert menu option. I see the usual message :
Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda3
Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda3' failed.
This is a fatal error.
I used netcat to fetch the syslog and partman files from /var/log
and attach them here.
Looks like the HFS boot partition was never formatted :
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda3'
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support --no-floppy
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target
grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: Installing for powerpc-ieee1275 platform.
Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: grub-install: error: filesystem on
/boot/grub is neither HFS nor HFS+.
Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force failed.
.
.
.
Mar 27 21:59:13 main-mMar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Installing
grub on '/dev/sda3'
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support --no-floppy
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target
grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: Installing for powerpc-ieee1275 platform.
Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: grub-install: error: filesystem on
/boot/grub is neither HFS nor HFS+.
Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub -Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda3'
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support --no-floppy
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target
grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: Installing for powerpc-ieee1275 platform.
Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: grub-install: error: filesystem on
/boot/grub is neither HFS nor HFS+.
Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force failed.
.
.
.
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support --no-floppy
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target
grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force
Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: Installing for powerpc-ieee1275 platform.
Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: grub-install: error: filesystem on
/boot/grub is neither HFS nor HFS+.
Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force failed.
.
.
.
Mar 27 21:59:13 main-menu[292]: (process:646): Volume group "sda" not
found
Mar 27 21:59:13 main-menu[292]: (process:646): Cannot process volume
group sda
Mar 27 21:59:13 main-menu[292]: (process:646): dpkg-divert: warning: diverting file '/sbin/start-stop-daemon' from an Essential package with rename is dangerous, use --no-rename
Mar 27 21:59:13 main-menu[292]: (process:646): dpkg-divert: warning: diverting file '/sbin/start-stop-daemon' from an Essential package with rename is dangerous, use --no-rename
Mar 27 21:59:13 main-menu[292]: WARNING **: Configuring 'grub-installer' failed with error code 1
Mar 27 21:59:13 main-menu[292]: WARNING **: Menu item 'grub-installer' failed.
se --no-rename
Not sure what to make of that.
On Mar 27, 2022, at 6:10 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Ugfqj1ank
Use the 32-bit version of grubfix32.sh, even on the 64-bit install.
Use /dev/sda2 instead of /dev/sda3 when fixing grub.
Jeff
Your log said that you saw this:
grub-install: error: filesystem on /boot/grub is neither HFS nor HFS+
I have no idea what the filesystem on /boot/grub might be, but it should be HFS or HFS+ for this to work.
So, assuming you are using the blessed ISO and no other, what I would do is start fresh.
eg, mount the drive from a different macOS system using Firewire mode, delete all the existing partitions on the drive using Disk Utility, and then reboot the system using the CD, holding down the “C” key during boot.
After it boots, let it have the entire disc, and let all the defaults be the defaults.
That should work. If it doesn’t work, time for a new log I guess.
On 3/27/22 7:56 PM, Dennis Clarke wrote:
...
The 64bit netinst seems to work fine until we get to the GRUB install
stage and perhaps the previous syslog and partman files I submitted
will shed some light. Otherwise a very stable machine that usually
just runs fine is now quite dead until further notice.
I don't know whether this will help, but if you are able to boot Mac OS
X from an external firewire drive, or even a Mac OS X installation CD
(go to the Utility menu)
On Mar 27, 2022, at 6:56 PM, Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> wrote:
On 3/27/22 21:34, Ken Cunningham wrote:
On Mar 27, 2022, at 6:10 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:FYI Adrian’s ISO works perfectly for me on both 32 bit and 64 bit systems. >> There are (far too) many alternate ways of installing debian floating around, but I think the only method we should suggest is the one sanctioned here, as all the others lead to mayhem, IMHO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Ugfqj1ank
Use the 32-bit version of grubfix32.sh, even on the 64-bit install.
Use /dev/sda2 instead of /dev/sda3 when fixing grub.
Jeff
Ken
I can report that the 32-bit powerpc netinst presents me with a GRUB
menu and then "default install" leads to total failure. I took a picture
as there was no other option while staring at a big white console with strange messages about invalid memory access.
The 64bit netinst seems to work fine until we get to the GRUB install
stage and perhaps the previous syslog and partman files I submitted
will shed some light. Otherwise a very stable machine that usually
just runs fine is now quite dead until further notice.
--
Dennis Clarke
RISC-V/SPARC/PPC/ARM/CISC
UNIX and Linux spoken
GreyBeard and suspenders optional
On Mar 28, 2022, at 3:57 AM, Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> wrote:
I can report that the 32-bit powerpc netinst presents me with a GRUB
menu and then "default install" leads to total failure. I took a picture
as there was no other option while staring at a big white console with strange messages about invalid memory access.
The 64bit netinst seems to work fine until we get to the GRUB install
stage and perhaps the previous syslog and partman files I submitted
will shed some light. Otherwise a very stable machine that usually
just runs fine is now quite dead until further notice.
I just the normal process of booting the netinst DVD image and used
the default NOT-expert menu option. I see the usual message :
Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda3
Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda3' failed.
This is a fatal error.
I used netcat to fetch the syslog and partman files from /var/log
and attach them here.
Looks like the HFS boot partition was never formatted :
FYI Adrian’s ISO works perfectly for me on both 32 bit and 64 bit systems.
There are (far too) many alternate ways of installing debian floating around, but I think the only method we should suggest is the one sanctioned here,
as all the others lead to mayhem, IMHO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Ugfqj1ank
Use the 32-bit version of grubfix32.sh, even on the 64-bit install.
Use /dev/sda2 instead of /dev/sda3 when fixing grub.
Hello!
On 3/28/22 00:14, Dennis Clarke wrote:
I just the normal process of booting the netinst DVD image and used
the default NOT-expert menu option. I see the usual message :
Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda3
Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda3' failed.
This is a fatal error.
I used netcat to fetch the syslog and partman files from /var/log
and attach them here.
Looks like the HFS boot partition was never formatted :
Did you actually verify that by checking whether there was an HFS filesystem created and mounted to /target/boot/grub after the partitioning step?
I checked the ppc64 image, it contains the necessary packages and I don't see a reason why the installation shouldn't work unless the HFS partition was intentionally removed. But in that case, the installer should warn you.
I don't see a reason at the moment why your particular problem should occur.
On 3/28/22 09:18, Dennis Clarke wrote:
I can only guess that the partition step worked :
https://i.imgur.com/izFmDCe.png
Did you actually switch to a second console and checked there is an
HFS partition, i.e. by running:
# mount | grep hfs
However this is exactly what I saw the first time I tried.
Why is the background red? What did you do?
Hello!
On 3/28/22 00:14, Dennis Clarke wrote:
I just the normal process of booting the netinst DVD image and used
the default NOT-expert menu option. I see the usual message :
Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda3
Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda3' failed.
This is a fatal error.
I used netcat to fetch the syslog and partman files from /var/log
and attach them here.
Looks like the HFS boot partition was never formatted :
Did you actually verify that by checking whether there was an HFS filesystem created and mounted to /target/boot/grub after the partitioning step?
I can only guess that the partition step worked :
https://i.imgur.com/izFmDCe.png
However this is exactly what I saw the first time I tried.
Also very strange. It should be blue.
On 3/28/22 09:18, Dennis Clarke wrote:
I can only guess that the partition step worked :
https://i.imgur.com/izFmDCe.png
Did you actually switch to a second console and checked there is an
HFS partition, i.e. by running:
# mount | grep hfs
That would be somewhat difficult tonight. I have it in a stack with
Can you try with one of the hard drives removed?
another silver Power_Xeon_Mac under it and a system running on top of it
etc etc etc. However I can shut things down and begin the dusty process
if we really need to rip out the second disk.
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