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Re: some problems with d-i (and g-i)



Il giorno ven, 11/08/2006 alle 22.57 -0300, Tiago Saboga ha scritto:
> 3) The install went well, but later I installed windows in an empty
> partition 
> and my grub passed away. So, I booted with the same mini-iso, option
> rescue. 
> When I ask to "execute a shell in /dev/discs/disc0/part2", g-i says it
> will 
> execute it, but doesn't do anything. I went to the terminal (c-a-f1),
> and the 
> shell was there. 
> 
> But grub-install failed, and I can't mount the other partitions. So I
> quit the 
> shell, with exit, and go back to g-i (manually, with alt-f5), where I
> have a 
> message: "Error running shell in /target: A shell (/bin/sh -i) was
> found on 
> your root filesystem (/dev/discs/disc0/part2)". It doesn't sound like
> an 
> error, but if it says so...
> 
> So I tried the other "rescue operation" applicable, "reinstall grub
> loader", 
> told g-i to install it in (hd0) and the operation failed with exit
> code 20.
> 
> That's it. I reproduced all these steps in vmware, and I have 13
> screenshots I 
> can send/upload if it helps. 
> 
> I can fill bug reports, but I would like to know first if I'm missing 
> something and against which packages to fill the report. 

Could you try to use d-i not g-i rescue? 

Bye
sc

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arroganza. (Larry Wall)

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