Re: Can't install Debian to CF card in SATA adapter

2023-01-25 Thread Mike
On Sun, Jan 22, 2023 at 09:33:42PM +0100, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > Mike wrote: > > I don't think that it's a bad grub binary, as I have reinstalled several > > times, with the same result. > > But if it's indeed shim which is complaining then it complains about the > content of grubx64.efi

Re: Can't install Debian to CF card in SATA adapter

2023-01-22 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Mike wrote: > I don't think that it's a bad grub binary, as I have reinstalled several > times, with the same result. But if it's indeed shim which is complaining then it complains about the content of grubx64.efi. I guess that the problem would show up in the output of objdump -x ...path

Re: Can't install Debian to CF card in SATA adapter

2023-01-22 Thread Mike
On Sun, Jan 22, 2023 at 12:45:12PM +0100, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > Mike wrote: > > booting to the EFI Shell, I > > can access the EFI parition, cd to EFI/debian and manaully call > > shimx64.efi, giving the following output: > > > > Reloc 0 block size 0 is invalid > > Relocation failed: Uns

Re: Can't install Debian to CF card in SATA adapter

2023-01-22 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Mike wrote: > booting to the EFI Shell, I > can access the EFI parition, cd to EFI/debian and manaully call > shimx64.efi, giving the following output: > > Reloc 0 block size 0 is invalid > Relocation failed: Unsupported The web has remarkably few info on that problem. The best i found is h

Re: Can't install Debian to CF card in SATA adapter

2023-01-21 Thread Mike
On Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 09:11:56AM -0500, songbird wrote: > Mike wrote: > > > > "near identical" is perhaps not identical enough. :( > > to be practical IMO the SSD works, go with that. > the cost of time and effort to figure out the problem > is probably already larger than the cost of the

Re: Can't install Debian to CF card in SATA adapter

2023-01-21 Thread songbird
Mike wrote: > > --82iZo52UH5hltGCH > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > > Folks, > > I'm building a new NAS box which has five HDDs in a RAID 5 > configuration, using Linux software RAID. Historically this has caused > some challenges when dealing with /boot

Re: Can't install Debian without dedicated /boot partition

2018-09-04 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Le 04/09/2018 à 21:05, Dominik George a écrit : AFAICS you did not write anything about /boot/grub. I did not mention it by name, I only said there are two parts I do not remember reading about this either. grub-install must hardcode the location of /boot/grub into the core image. I guess i

Re: Can't install Debian without dedicated /boot partition

2018-09-04 Thread Dominik George
> AFAICS you did not write anything about /boot/grub. I did not mention it by name, I only said there are two parts and I do not see why the mere installation to the MBR or to the EFI area should fail ;). > > Can you explain why this fails on installation, where /boot/grub can be > > written? >

Re: Can't install Debian without dedicated /boot partition

2018-09-04 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Le 04/09/2018 à 20:21, Dominik George a écrit : *cough* You should get some information about how GRUB is installed and works. GRUB comes in two main parts : - the core image in various locations (+ boot image in some boot sector for GRUB BIOS) - the /boot/grub directory Yep. I basically said t

Re: Can't install Debian without dedicated /boot partition

2018-09-04 Thread Albin
Hi! That said, have you made sure to mount the EFI ESP partition as /boot/efi? I've just create an partition in the installer with the type `EFI`. Is this what you mean, or do you mean something else? There are quite a few mentions of this error spread over all kinds of distributions (just

Re: Can't install Debian without dedicated /boot partition

2018-09-04 Thread Dominik George
>*cough* >You should get some information about how GRUB is installed and works. >GRUB comes in two main parts : >- the core image in various locations (+ boot image in some boot sector > >for GRUB BIOS) >- the /boot/grub directory Yep. I basically said that (in paragraphs you removed from the quo

Re: Can't install Debian without dedicated /boot partition

2018-09-04 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Le 04/09/2018 à 13:50, Dominik George a écrit : I'm trying to install Debian Stretch with full disk encryption (LVM-on-LUKS). But when the installer is trying to install Grub in crashes with the following error message: Unable to install GRUB in dummy Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed. Th

Re: Can't install Debian without dedicated /boot partition

2018-09-04 Thread Dominik George
Hi, > I'm trying to install Debian Stretch with full disk encryption > (LVM-on-LUKS). But when the installer is trying to install Grub in crashes > with the following error message: > > ``` > Unable to install GRUB in dummy > Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed. > > This is a fatal error. > ``

Re: Can't install Debian 9, missing liblzo2

2017-06-19 Thread Brian
On Mon 19 Jun 2017 at 12:37:45 -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Mon, 19 Jun 2017, Wellington Terumi Uemura wrote: > > I'm trying to install Debian 9 from a Live version with no success, I'm > > Plese don't. Please install from an install image. I would give the same advice. My rea

Re: Can't install Debian 9, missing liblzo2

2017-06-19 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Mon, 19 Jun 2017, Wellington Terumi Uemura wrote: > I'm trying to install Debian 9 from a Live version with no success, I'm Plese don't. Please install from an install image. the Live images will get fixed, but it is always safer to use them only for testing things or playing with Debian, and

Re: Can't install Debian 9, missing liblzo2

2017-06-19 Thread Dejan Jocic
On 19-06-17, Wellington Terumi Uemura wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to install Debian 9 from a Live version with no success, I'm > using the "debian-live-9.0.0-amd64-gnome+nonfree.iso" MD5SUM > "baf4371d63bccaed58714891626de1e2" (match with the official release). > > The installation stops when

Re: Can't install Debian on Acer One 10

2017-03-01 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:26:51 + Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Anyone having experience about that? > > At boot from USB Debian Installer stick, the main menu appears but, > when I choose `Install', the screen gets messy. This should get you started: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianAcerOne B

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-07-09 Thread Rusi Mody
On Thursday, July 10, 2014 7:30:02 AM UTC+5:30, Kitty Cat wrote: > I have two questions: > 1. Would anyone be willing to give me a link to a simple USB keyboard that you > think would work with this machine at boot time? Perhaps on Amazon.com or > Newegg.com, etc.? > 2. Do you know of a Debian CD o

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-07-09 Thread Joseph Loo
On 07/09/2014 06:50 PM, Kitty Cat wrote: I have two questions: 1. Would anyone be willing to give me a link to a simple USB keyboard that you think would work with this machine at boot time? Perhaps on Amazon.com or Newegg.com, etc.? 2. Do you know of a Debian CD of some type that will load a

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-07-09 Thread Kitty Cat
I have two questions: 1. Would anyone be willing to give me a link to a simple USB keyboard that you think would work with this machine at boot time? Perhaps on Amazon.com or Newegg.com, etc.? 2. Do you know of a Debian CD of some type that will load a kernel without the need of a key press befor

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Bzzzz
On Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:57:23 -0700 "Thomas D. Dean" wrote: > Maybe you need to clear the BIOS settings? I have never had to do > that. From what he said, he's done that (although removing the battery don't work, except if you wait for "some time" because of the capacitor(s) power backup). IF th

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Thomas D. Dean
There is sometimes a very short window to access the BIOS. On my (different) system, as soon as I power up, I start tapping the F2 key, about 2 times per second. After several seconds, I get into BIOS. There may be some exact moment to press F2 one time, but, I have not found it. I can not

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Andrew McGlashan
On 28/06/2014 11:35 PM, Kent West wrote: > I had a computer once which exhibited this behavior. It's not > Debian-related; it's hardware related. I couldn't even get into the > BIOS, etc. i never found a solution. I gave up on the computer and gave > it to a friend who was happy running Windows. I'

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Tom Furie
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 03:39:57PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > No, she doesn't. Mea culpa. I shouldn't dive in etc. Oops, sorry. Replied to your previous message before reading this one. Perhaps I should follow your advice. Cheers, Tom -- A tall, dark stranger will have more fun than you. s

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Tom Furie
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 03:31:51PM +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > She's got a USB keyboard. She needs a ps/2, and tehse are almost > unobtainable. Except a PS/2 keyboard won't help either since the computer doesn't have PS/2 ports. Cheers, Tom -- 10.0 times 0.1 is hardly ever 1.0. signature.as

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 28 June 2014 15:31:51 Lisi Reisz wrote: > She needs a ps/2, and tehse are almost > unobtainable. No, she doesn't. Mea culpa. I shouldn't dive in etc. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas..

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 28 June 2014 08:39:45 Kitty Cat wrote: > since there is no option for a PS/2 keyboard, Sorry. I reacted too glibly. :-( Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: htt

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Saturday 28 June 2014 08:02:39 Terence wrote: > A quick hardware fix is to buy a cheap (and some are very cheap- even in > the UK!) usb key-board. She's got a USB keyboard. She needs a ps/2, and tehse are almost unobtainable. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debi

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Bzzzz
On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 23:11:48 -0600 Kitty Cat wrote: > http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-023466.htm Don't trust the manufacturer specs as most of the time your mobo has been modified according to the (big) purchaser specs. Did you try all Fn keys (several times, some BIOS

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Kent West
On 6/28/14, 8:42 AM, Kent West wrote: On 6/28/14, 8:35 AM, Kent West wrote: On 6/27/14, 9:12 PM, Kitty Cat wrote: I can't install Debian. The USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads. I had a computer once which exhibited this behavior. It's not Debian-related; it's hardware related.

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Kent West
On 6/28/14, 8:35 AM, Kent West wrote: On 6/27/14, 9:12 PM, Kitty Cat wrote: I can't install Debian. The USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads. I had a computer once which exhibited this behavior. It's not Debian-related; it's hardware related. I couldn't even get into the BIOS,...

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Kent West
On 6/27/14, 9:12 PM, Kitty Cat wrote: I can't install Debian. The USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads. I bought a used MPC computer that only has USB ports -- No PS/2 ports. The machine currently has Windows installed. When installing Debian, it is required to press a button duri

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Darac Marjal
On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:12:11 -0600 Kitty Cat wrote: > I can't install Debian. The USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows > loads. OK. So do the early stage of the install from Windows. http://people.debian.org/~rmh/goodbye-microsoft/ You might also want to complain to your PC manufacurer.

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Chris Bannister
[Please don't top post on this list.] On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 01:26:19AM -0600, Kitty Cat wrote: > OK. I managed to get Debian installed. Here is what I did: > > I had previously installed the Debian installer stuff from the DVD into the > Windows bootloader. However, since my keyboard didn't wo

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Tom Furie
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 03:34:23AM -0600, Kitty Cat wrote: > After all my poking and prodding, I am thinking that maybe it needs a > certain type of USB keyboard in order to have a working keyboard at boot. I > know that some USB devices have to have drivers before the computer knows > what to do

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 11:11:48PM -0600, Kitty Cat wrote: > So, what I think I need to do is find a way to get the Debian install DVD > to bypass the need to press a key until such time that a USB keyboard > driver loads or something like that. I'd try a 'Live CD' first to see if all functions ar

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Kitty Cat
That was a good idea. I tried it, but the keyboard still did not work. I believe this is the correct motherboard: http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/dsktpboards/dq965co There is a barcode sticker on the mobo with that number on it. I only got the computer when I bought it. No manua

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Tom Furie
On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 01:39:45AM -0600, Kitty Cat wrote: > I'm thinking that a previous owner turned off the legacy USB keyboard > support in the CMOS and since there is no option for a PS/2 keyboard, I > think it may be stuck without keyboard access at boot time. If you can find a manual for t

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Kitty Cat
My USB keyboard is connected directly to the computer. I have also tried it in every USB port on the computer. The keyboard doesn't even work at the Windows bootloader menu or the Grub menu or the menu I get when I boot the Debian DVD. I did manage to get Debian installed as I said in my other me

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Thomas D. Dean
When you try to access BIOS from thekeyboard, make sure the keyboard is connected directly to the computer, not through a hub. Tom Dean -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Kitty Cat
OK. I managed to get Debian installed. Here is what I did: I had previously installed the Debian installer stuff from the DVD into the Windows bootloader. However, since my keyboard didn't work I couldn't tell the computer to start the Debian installer from the Windows bootloader menu, so I only h

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Thomas D. Dean
On 06/27/14 22:11, Kitty Cat wrote: Yes. I have previously searched and found such things like this: Bios may access the keyboard without turning on any leds. Look at http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000192.htm Turn on power to the computer. As soon as you do this, start pressing the F

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-28 Thread Terence
A quick hardware fix is to buy a cheap (and some are very cheap- even in the UK!) usb key-board. Or you may have a friend with one that you can borrow for an hour. Saki On 28 June 2014 06:11, Kitty Cat wrote: > Yes. I have previously searched and found such things like this: > > http://www.in

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-27 Thread Kitty Cat
Yes. I have previously searched and found such things like this: http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-023466.htm It says... Check for and enable USB Legacy Support: 1. Attach a PS/2 keyboard to the computer and boot the system. 2. Enter BIOS Setup by pressing [F2] durin

Re: Can't install Debian - USB keyboard doesn't turn on until Windows loads

2014-06-27 Thread Bzzzz
On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:12:11 -0600 Kitty Cat wrote: > "MPC CLIENTPRO 385" There are plenty of answers on… search engines (even how to access the BIOS on a MPC). -- M.AimeDormir : So, how is it going with your new boyfriend? AoiSora : Super great, I love him! He'll be the father of my children

Re: can't install Debian

2008-10-07 Thread lachlan
On Tue, 2008-10-07 at 04:51 +0200, s. keeling wrote: > Pete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Have tried several times to install debian on my system without success. > > Which Debian? > > > It seems unable to recognise my network connection yet I have no trouble > > installing Ubuntu (or any other sys

Re: can't install Debian

2008-10-06 Thread s. keeling
Pete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Have tried several times to install debian on my system without success. Which Debian? > It seems unable to recognise my network connection yet I have no trouble > installing Ubuntu (or any other system) from the internet. *buntu is based on Sid. Have you tried Si

Re: Can't install debian on my and ststem

2006-08-04 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 09:44:56PM +0800, dan connors wrote: > Hi I bought the debian bible sarge 3.1 > > I have a AMD x2 3800 socket 939 CPU > Asus a8n-e socket 939 motherboard > A sata2 hard drive > > I try to install linux debian 3.1 from the boot cd > > It fails all the time the dvd and c

Re: Can't install debian on my and ststem

2006-08-04 Thread Kevin Mark
On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 09:44:56PM +0800, dan connors wrote: > Hi I bought the debian bible sarge 3.1 > I have a AMD x2 3800 socket 939 CPU > Asus a8n-e socket 939 motherboard > A sata2 hard drive > I try to install linux debian 3.1 from the boot cd > It fails all the time the dvd and cd that came

Re: Can't install debian on my and ststem

2006-08-04 Thread Carl Fink
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Re: Can't install Debian on HDD w/Promise controller card

2003-12-15 Thread Boudewijn
Boudewijn wrote: George Adams wrote: I'm sure this must be a FAQ, but I can't seem to find anything helpful googling for the answer. I'm trying to install Debian woody (3.0r2) onto a new hard drive (WD1800JB, 180Gig Western Digital) in a new computer. It is the only hard drive in the machine, a

Re: can't install debian!!!

2003-01-24 Thread Paul Johnson
On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 04:11:00AM -0800, sergey dyshel wrote: > default. So I pressed ENTER (I don't think I needed > shell at this stage) and > the installer printed a huge list of 31 different > options. Not knowing what > to do I pressed "q" to exit and was told that the > installer can't find

Re: can't install debian!!!

2003-01-24 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 04:11:00AM -0800, sergey dyshel wrote: > I'll try to explain here my installation process with all its problems > and maybe you'll help me to fix them. > > I downloaded Debian 3.1 unofficial ISO-images (dated 11 of January), > and burned them on CD-R. The sarge installatio

Re: can't install debian after freebsd?

2001-05-06 Thread Carel Fellinger
[[ please put your remarks *below* the quoted text, preserves context and makes replying soo much more fun ]] On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 03:34:48AM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Device BootStart EndBlocks Id System ..snipped normal looking output of fdisk > I mean debian

Re: can't install debian after freebsd?

2001-05-06 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 09:16:59PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > normal debian installing program > /dev/hda1 -->/dev/hda1 > /dev/hda2(freebsd)--?? > /dev/hda3 > /dev/hda5->/dev/hda8 > /dev

Re: can't install debian after freebsd?

2001-05-05 Thread Carel Fellinger
I'm no partition guru, but... On Tue, May 08, 2001 at 09:16:59PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hi, >I cannot reinstall debian because debian cann't recognize my > partitions correctly. I doubt this, it recognizes them allright, but differently from what you expected:) >I have install

Re: can't install debian!

2000-04-24 Thread kmself
On Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 07:20:43PM +0200, Arie wrote: I just received this message today (Sun Apr 23 16:18:03 PDT 2000), suggest you check your system clock. > Dear reader, > > I tried to install debian and everything looks oke after installation. > The program asks to reboot

Re: can't install debian

1998-10-05 Thread Nir
Hi Sorry I use Intel P54C Cpu on AL-B583 Mainbord Modem: Us robotics Sposter 36600 Video:ATI Mach mach Video capture:Fly video II Sound:Sound Blaster pro 16 SCSI:(UMAX) UDS-IS11 PC/ISA (It is new instalation, I couldn't install debian before I installed SCSI) CDROM:IDE CDD-7240J HDD:WD Caviar FDD

Re: can't install debian

1998-10-04 Thread Greg
More information, if you please... Nir wrote: > Hi > My machine rejects every attempt I make to install debian > Is there solution avaliable? > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null

Re: can't install Debian

1998-09-30 Thread Martin Schulze
Nir wrote: > Hi every one > i am so new user, I didn't even install Debian on my machine. :-) > > Every time I boot from the rescue disk (resc1440.bin) or from my dos > partition; the system reboots itself after the: > Loading linux . message > there are some aditional messages after th

Re: Can't install Debian Linux on a 586 with 166mmx tech!

1998-01-28 Thread tko
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > When i get to the place where it says to install base files i choose to > install from a floppy. It asks for disk#1 and when i do it comes up > with the message of it dosen't look like disk#1 and i tryed it again and > it still comes up with the same message! Could

Re: Can't install Debian Linux on a 586 with 166mmx tech!

1998-01-28 Thread Alex Yukhimets
> When i get to the place where it says to install base files i choose to > install from a floppy. It asks for disk#1 and when i do it comes up > with the message of it dosen't look like disk#1 and i tryed it again and > it still comes up with the same message! Could you help me with the > instal

Re: Can't install debian 1.1

1996-05-30 Thread Bruce Perens
We're going to build another kernel with an updated device driver. That will probably fix this problem. Thanks Bruce -- Clinton isn't perfect, but I like him a whole lot more than Dole. Bruce Perens AB6YM [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.hams.com/