Bug#862369: debian-installer: Manual installation with root on lvm/raid 1 does not boot
On Mon, 2017-05-15 at 22:40 +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Alfred Grimstad <agrimstad@gmail.com> (2017-05-15):
> > As I said, I couldn't quite remember the whole process. But I'm pretty
> > sure one way is via a menu of devices.
> >
> > > I haven't played with going back and forth to iterate with different
> > > settings like what you've mentioned, but given the syslog you attached,
> > > it looks like there was no run with /dev/sda, which explains your system
> > > didn't boot.
> >
> > Well, I definitely did it. Or rather I definitely ran through the
> > process as I described. As to whether something was done based on my
> > selection, which would be recorded in the syslog, that is something not
> > visible to the user. :-)
>
> Well, is it possible that the first run was done by setting “Enter
> device manually” and typing Enter, then the second one by selecting the
> second disk? This would definitely explain the syslog you attached,
> which I've just reproduced locally.
>
> I might set up automated tests for RAID1 at a latter point but I'm
> inclined to suspect this is only user issue here.
Whatever. Your theory of what happened has a problem, though. I've
installed debian many, many times. I've always used the menu to select
the disk, never entered it manually.
I'd have a better case if I repeated the whole process and produced the
same results. But I'm just a user and I don't want to spend a lot of
time doing this, because after doing the install I'd have to restore the
subsequent configuration work I did. Sorry, perhaps someone else will
test this particular corner of the installation ... -- al
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