On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 11:18:30AM +0200, DdB wrote: > Hello list, > > i intend to create a huge backup server from some oldish hardware. > Hardware has been partly refurbished and offers 1 SSD + 8 HDD on a 6core > Intel with 64 GB RAM. > Already before assembling the hardware, grub was working from the SSD, > which got lvm partitioning and is basically empty. As i have no working > CD drive nor can this old machine boot from USB, i put an ISO for > bookworm onto an lvm-LV.
Not knowing how that was done, I guess disk was taken to another computer where the lvm-LV was written. If so: put the (ISO)image just on the disk, not in LVM. > Using grub, i can manually boot from that ISO > and see the first installer screens. But after asking some questions, > the installer wants to mount the external media (ISO), and does not find > it on sd[a-z], then aborts. > By switching to Desktop 4, i can see the attempt to search for the > "CD"-drive, which is bound to fail. > I am not familiar with the very restricted shell, that is available from > the installer (busybox) and have not yet found an approach to circumvent > my problems. i would like to use the installer, as debootstrapping would > necessitate alot more knowledge than mine. > > Suggestions are welcome :-) Original post based: Take bootdisk out the back server, take the disk to other server. Install there, move the disk to the back server. What I would do: Network boot > DdB Groeten Geert Stappers -- Silence is hard to parse
