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Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 00:13:09 -0500
From: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
To: Robert Ribnitz <ribnitz@linuxbourg.ch>,
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Subject: Re: Bug#239660: debian-installer-demo: Problem with XFS as Root FS and GRUB
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Hello there,
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Robert Ribnitz wrote:
I don't know whether this bug affects the general debian-installer,
Here's the situation:
- Using a Debian-Installer Beta 3 in installed a new testing (mainly to
get kernel with xfs support)
- Some repartitioning, and formatting. / is ext3, /var,/usr, /home are
xfs.
- More or less default installation, with formatting of / /var and /usr
- GRUB is installed on system and works fine.
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Later on:
- Service boot using a current knoppix (Cebit Edition 0.4)
- Backup /, format partition using XFS, Restore /
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The reboot then caused the system to hand with an error (70), probably
because it can no longer access XFS.
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Possible way out:
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- If XFS on root is used, install lilo instead of grub.
The Debian installer has a guard against XFS being used for the root
filesystem with grub.
But you installed with an ext3 root partitoon using the Debian-installer,
and then used third party tools (knoppix, etc) to change / over to XFS.
This is your own problem, there is nothing d-i can do to prevent you
=66rom shootinjg yourself in the foot with another gun.
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see shy jo