Re: Problem when installing stretch with btrfs
On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 01:29:22PM +0200, Pierre Couderc wrote:
>On 09/20/2017 01:01 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 08:30:09AM +0200, Pierre Couderc wrote:
>> > I am trying to install stretch on a computer with 2 btrfs disks and EFI.
>> >
>> > Is there a howto to do that ? Did someone success ?
>> >
>> > I get problems as soon as the partionning in debian installer. When I finish
>> > the system does not boot.
>> >
>> > What partitions do I need ? I understand that EFI needs an FAT32 EFP.
>> I've no idea about btrfs, but yes - you will need a FAT32 EFI System
>> Partition. If you use guided partitioning, d-i will set one up for you
>> automatically. If you're not doing guided partitioning, set one up
>> manually within d-i and you should be fine.
>>
>Well, that is the problem, d-i does not propose a FAT32 EFI partition, it
>proposes many things and a FAT32 partition but not a FAT32 EFI partition...
>So, after all trials I finish the install and fail to reboot. I can boot if
>I put again my install iso disk (a USB key SDA in this case) and I get :
>
>Model: Generic Flash Disk (scsi)
>Disk /dev/sda: 124GB
>Sector size (logical/physical): 2048B/512B
>Partition Table: mac
>Disk Flags:
>
>Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
> 1 2048B 6143B 4096B Apple
> 2 1925kB 2351kB 426kB EFI
>
>
>Model: ATA Hitachi HUA72302 (scsi)
>Disk /dev/sdb: 2000GB
>Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>Partition Table: msdos
>Disk Flags:
>
>Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
> 1 1049kB 1000MB 999MB primary fat32 boot, esp
> 2 1000MB 2000GB 1999GB primary btrfs
sdb1 here *is* an EFI System Partition - that's what the esp and boot
flags mean.
I'm slightly worried by that "Apple" partition on sda - is this a Mac?
>Model: ATA Hitachi HUA72302 (scsi)
>Disk /dev/sdc: 2000GB
>Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>Partition Table: msdos
>Disk Flags:
>
>Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
> 1 1049kB 1000MB 999MB primary fat32 esp
> 2 1000MB 2000GB 1999GB primary
>
>I suppose I am not far, I need to transform my SDB1 in EFP, and install
>something on it (what..?).
What do you think an "EFP" is?? ESP is the normal name.
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