Re: using debootstrap to install Debian
On Mon, 2008-07-07 at 20:11 -0300, Gabriel Parrondo wrote:
> El lun, 07-07-2008 a las 22:54 +0100, michael escribió:
> > On Fri, 2008-07-04 at 17:56 -0300, Gabriel Parrondo wrote:
> > > El vie, 04-07-2008 a las 17:24 +0200, Shawn Beasley escribió:
> > > > michael wrote:
> > > > > I was following the instructions on, eg Debian_Admin, to attempt an
> > > > > installation of Debian on a Fedora box (that didn't like the netinst
> > > > > CD). I have got as far as installing a chroot in /debian_chroot but
> > > > > cannot work out the final steps needed to be able to boot into the
> > > > > Debian installation. Could some kind soul help me out? Thanks, M
> > > >
> > > > Boot from UbuntuLive or the like (must have a grub boot loader), mount
> > > > your hard drive and copy the initrd.gz vmlinuz to /root. (found in
> > > > install.i386)
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > OP is not using/installing ubuntu, he's installing debian and using
> > > fedora. I don't see where ubuntu fits.
> > > /vmlinuz and /initrd are links to files in /boot, which are installed by
> > > the kernel package (actually, the initrd is created, not installed).
> > >
> > >
> > > OP:
> > > You should chroot in /debian_chroot and run 'aptitude install
> > > linux-image-architecture'.
> > > If debootstrap didn't already, also install grub (or lilo if you prefer
> > > it). Edit fstab (don't forget about /proc) and exit the chroot.
> > > Then, if you have grub in the fedora system, run 'grub-install
> > > --root-directory=/debian_chroot /dev/device' and
> > > edit /debian_chroot/boot/grub/device.map if necessary.
> > > Re-enter the chroot and run update-grub.
> > >
> > >
> > > Then make the bios boot from that device, however you do it, and there
> > > you go.
> >
> > thanks, that sounds str forward - presumably the 'grub-install' will
> > write a new MBR so when I reboot the machine it looks in /debian_chroot
> > (ie I won't see the options from my [Fedora] /boot/grub/menu.lst)?
>
> That's what the --root-directory parameter does.
>
> > (I'm wanting to be able to boot into Debian kernel, but if it screws up be
> > able to go back into Fedora, and then, finally when got a working
> > Debian, wipe the Fedora and have a Debian (only) system)
> >
>
>
> Check the "default" and "savedefault" options in grub's menu.lst.
> Basically, you use them to tell grub "boot the default menu item, but
> before you do, set this menu entry as default for next reboot(s)"
>
>
also wanted to check there's no prob if /debian_chroot (and others) are
on a LVM?
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