Re: Trying 2019-04-06 image
Hi!
Thanks for the feedback! This is sort of feedback is very useful, in particular the excerpts from the logs tell us exactly what’s going wrong.
I will address these issues in the evening with an updated grub-installer package.
Thanks,
Adrian
> On Apr 7, 2019, at 10:10 AM, aggaz <aggaz@paranoici.org> wrote:
>
> I tried an installation of the new image
> "debian-10.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso" from [1] on a PowerMac G5.
> The image was copied with "dd" on a usb stick and then loaded with on
> Open Firmware by using:
>
> boot ud:,\install\yaboot
>
> I did an "expert mode" installation and loaded the following modules:
> hfs, network-console, fdisk, parted.
>
> Fan were spinning loudly but I can confirm that the following command
> stops them:
> # modprobe -v windfarm_core
>
> The partitioning step was not working so I edited file
> "/lib/partman/init.d/26zfs-devices" changing line 19 from "local
> zfs_load_timeout" to "zfs_load_timeout".
> At this point the partitioning step started.
>
> I created a new "mac" partition on the hard drive. I tried manual
> partitioning but was not able to find a way to create a new "bootstrap"
> partition.
> I remember there was an option for it in the past, now I can not find
> this option for a new partition anymore.
>
> So I used automatic partitioning of the whole drive, which gave me this
> layout:
>
> SCSI4 (0,0,0) (sdc) - 163.9 GB ATA Maxtor 6L160M0
> #1 32.3 kB Apple
> #2 20.0 MB B K untitled
> #3 160.4 GB f ext4 untitled /
> #4 3.6 GB f swap swap swap
> 512.0 B FREE SPACE
>
> I felt like something was missing but I continued the installation anyway.
>
> Base system was installed fine.
> As repository I used the usual [2].
> Used a minimal software selection (default only).
>
> Grub installation failed with the following message:
> "An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again
> from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step
> is: Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk"
>
> On the log screen I see:
> Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: (process:25067): dpkg-divert: warning:
> diverting file '/sbin/start-stop-daemon' from an Essential package with
> rename is dangerous, use --no-rename
> Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: (process:25067): dpkg-divert: warning:
> diverting file '/sbin/start-stop-daemon' from an Essential package with
> rename is dangerous, use --no-rename
> Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: (process:25067): /usr/bin/grub-installer:
> Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: (process:25067): line 252:
> Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: (process:25067):
> /usr/lib/grub-installer/mkhfs-bootstrap.sh: not found
> Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: (process:25067):
> Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: WARNING **: Configuring
> 'grub-installer' failed with error code 1
> Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: WARNING **: Menu item 'grub-installer'
> failed.
>
> At this point I stopped the installation.
>
> Hope this report helps.
> Regards.
>
> [1] https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/2019-04-06/
> [2] ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/
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