Re: Can you help me figure out why I can't get Grub to install from a standard CD .iso?
Hi EGO-II.1,
i forward your message to the mailing list. (List: see below).
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For the replies received so far, see the list of "Follow-Ups" links
underneath your own first mail to the list:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2016/04/msg00571.html
As expected from your first mail, the problem is not about the ISO
and the way it was put on medium. It happens much later, when GNU/Linux
is already up and running.
EGO-II.1 wrote:
> Grub Installation Failed: The
> GRUB-PC Package Failed To Install Into "/target".
Aren't there any other messages about details of the failure ?
Forwarded complete mail from EGO-II.1, who is obviously not subscribed yet:
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Greetings Mr. Schmitt! Thanks for the reply, ok so
* - In being thorough with this process I've enlisted the help of a Lenovo
T-420 laptop with an i5 processor 8GB of RAM and a 320 GB HDD. Just so that
I can rule out the hardware part of this.
- I insert the CD/DVD (have one of each and have tried them both!)
- It boots up to the main menu with the options to:
Live (AMD64)
Live (AMD64 Failsafe)
Install
Graphical Install
Advanced Options
- I've tried every one of these and aside from the Advanced Options - which
take you to another menu that offers:
<Back
Hardware Detection Tool (HDT)
Memory Diagnostic Tool (MemTest86+)
After selecting any of the "Install" options...it goes through its
processes, giving you info as to what its doing (installing
scsi-blah..blah..blah...unpacking/installing display adapter BC-123.2.3.4
etc) then it gets to actually installing the OS on my system. But not before
telling me that:
"Some of your hardware needs non-free firmware files to operate. The
firmware can be loaded from removable media, such as a USB stick or floppy.
The missing files are iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode iwlwifi-6000g2a-5.uccode. I
know this is for the wireless adapter/chip on this laptop, as I've installed
Debian on other people's hard drives for them using this same laptop. So
that can't be the reason why it keeps crashing. so...pressing "No" to move
on with the install:
It tries to detect my network and configure it, which will fail due to the
missing firmware spoken about above. It warns me after not finding it, and
offers the option to install/configure it later. Then it steps me through
naming the host machine, the user, the passwords for the user and root.
Configuring the clock/Date/TimeZone etc.
Then comes the Disk Partitioner: At which I usually just use the "Guided-Use
Entire Disk" option.
I also make sure to specify that it separates files into "/home-/var and
/tmp" partitions. (Makes for easy transfer of peoples items when something
goes wrong with their machine)
After stepping me through a few more screens. (Just asking if I'm REALLY
SURE that I want to proceed, because this will wipe all data on this
drive...etc. But its ok...its a blank drive!) It begins to install the
system
Menu Option:
Install The System
Configure The Package manager - Network Mirror - DO I wish to use one? (No)
Install The GRUB Boot Loader On A Hard Disk - Grub Installation Failed: The
GRUB-PC Package Failed To Install Into "/target". Without The GRUB Boot
Loader, The Installed System Will Not Boot. This is where i get stopped and
can't do much else. Sorry for the long extended email, but I wanted to let
you see that I've done everything by the book, on two different machines and
I'm still getting the same error. I guess I'll just see if I can get
Scientific Linux or CEntOS to run. After all this is for the rack of servers
for my job. I need reliable and safe not "flaky and un-solvable!" LoL!
Thanks for your input!! I look forward to your comments... :)
Cheers!
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End of forwarded mail.
Let's hope the list will find the answer. Just feed it with as many
technical details as you have.
Have a nice day :)
Thomas
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