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Bug#865473: installation-reports, clean install debian-9.0.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso, grub not working on /dev/sdc



Hi Rolf,

Rolf Reintjes <lists.rolf@reintjes.nrw> (2017-06-21):
> My hard drives at installation:
> /dev/sda is Windows 10
> /dev/sdb installation-USB-Stick (debian-9.0.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso)
> /dev/sdc HDD at USB connected, here the new debian will be installed
> 
> The installation on /dev/sdc did run normally without problems.
> I did not choose /dev/sda for installation of grub but /dev/sdc.
> 
> The grub installation finished and I rebooted the system.
> 
> I pressed F11 at boot an selected now the USB-HDD with debian (now /dev/sdb,
> because I removed the installation-USB-stick) for boot.
> 
> Now the problem occured: grub could not boot and gived a error message
> (which I did not write down) that something was not found. grub entered
> rescu mode. Here I did not go on with this grub.
> 
> Instead I booted again with the installation-USB-stick, went into rescu mode
> and did again install grub. This worked fine.
> 
> Then I rebooted the system, pressed F11 on boot and selected again the
> USB-HDD with debian (now /dev/sdb, because I removed the
> installation-USB-stick) for boot. NOW grub did run correctly and I could
> boot and use the new installed debian.
> 
> The grub did not look like I was used to. Therefore in the running system I
> did run
> grub-install /dev/sdb
> and
> update-grub
> Both was sucessfull. Now the grub did look like I was used to and everything
> runs fine.

Thanks for your report.

Can you please attach the installer's syslog, which might have some clue?

You'll find it under the /var/log/installer directory.


KiBi.

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