Re: netinst ppc64 2022-03-24 fails to install GRUB boot loader
Your log said that you saw this:
grub-install: error: filesystem on /boot/grub is neither HFS nor HFS+
I have no idea what the filesystem on /boot/grub might be, but it should be HFS or HFS+ for this to work.
So, assuming you are using the blessed ISO and no other, what I would do is start fresh.
eg, mount the drive from a different macOS system using Firewire mode, delete all the existing partitions on the drive using Disk Utility, and then reboot the system using the CD, holding down the “C” key during boot.
After it boots, let it have the entire disc, and let all the defaults be the defaults.
That should work. If it doesn’t work, time for a new log I guess.
Ken
> On Mar 27, 2022, at 6:56 PM, Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> wrote:
>
> On 3/27/22 21:34, Ken Cunningham wrote:
>>> On Mar 27, 2022, at 6:10 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Ugfqj1ank
>>>
>>> Use the 32-bit version of grubfix32.sh, even on the 64-bit install.
>>> Use /dev/sda2 instead of /dev/sda3 when fixing grub.
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>> FYI Adrian’s ISO works perfectly for me on both 32 bit and 64 bit systems.
>> There are (far too) many alternate ways of installing debian floating around, but I think the only method we should suggest is the one sanctioned here, as all the others lead to mayhem, IMHO.
>> Ken
>
> I can report that the 32-bit powerpc netinst presents me with a GRUB
> menu and then "default install" leads to total failure. I took a picture
> as there was no other option while staring at a big white console with
> strange messages about invalid memory access.
>
> The 64bit netinst seems to work fine until we get to the GRUB install
> stage and perhaps the previous syslog and partman files I submitted
> will shed some light. Otherwise a very stable machine that usually
> just runs fine is now quite dead until further notice.
>
>
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