Re: "Bug" in Debian Installer?

[David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>]

On 4/16/23 03:41, Max Nikulin wrote:
> On 16/04/2023 05:51, David Christensen wrote:
> > I installed a 2.5" SATA SSD, inserted a debian-11.6.0-amd64-netinst 
> > CD, booted the CD, and installed Debian:
> >
> >      "Debian GNU/Linux UEFI Installer menu" -> "Install"
> >      ...
> >      "Partitioning method" -> "Manual" -> <2.5" SATA SSD>
>
> Perhaps at this point installer detected EFI system partition that was 
> used to install grub:
>
> > In the past, d-i "Install" would prompt me regarding GRUB.  This time, 
> > it did not.
> ...
> > When I moved the 2.5" SATA SSD to a homebrew Intel DQ67SW computer and 
> > configured BIOS Setup:
> >
> >      "Boot" -> "UEFI Boot" -> "Enable"
> >
> > The SSD would not boot.
>
> New boot entry usually should be created in such case from EFI Shell, by 
> efibootmgr, etc. Some firmware allows to choose an .efi file 
> (EFI/debian/shimx64.efi) to boot. I do not remember which grub or shim 
> script creates EFI boot entry.
>
> > I later discovered that the first install created a directory and put 
> > files into the Dell's ESP (!).  I did not select this, nor do I desire 
> > it.  This is a defect with d-i:
>
> Why do you think it is wrong?


Because OS installers should not modify a disk unless the user 
authorizes it.


Here are my notes from a debian-9.9.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1 install on 
February 2, 2020:

    Install GRUB into master boot record        Yes
    Device                                      /dev/sda


That was the proper way to do it.


David