Hello! I was hit by the same issue and it was because of /boot/grub/menu.lst containing ``--read-only'' on ext2fs.static's line. This had probably been added when auto-detecting an existing Debian GNU/Hurd installation by the Debian etch installer.
I agree that read-only root file systems aren't handled properly within native-install, but yet have to find a good solution for that. Regards, Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]