Re: Deb10 installer can't install grub
On Tue, Mar 02, 2021 at 05:57:37AM -0600, Dave Sherohman wrote:
> I've got a new server and am currently fighting with the Debian 10
> installer (build 20190702) in my attempts to get it up and running.
> After much wailing and gnashing of teeth, I managed to get it to stop
> complaining about being unble to mount /boot/efi and complete the
> "Partition disks" step successfully, but now I'm completely stuck on the
> "Install GRUB" step.
>
> The GUI installer shows the error:
>
> Unable to install GRUB in dummy
> Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed.
>
> Checking the syslog output on virtual console 4 shows a bunch of
> os-prober activity (as expected), then finally:
>
> Installing for x64_64-efi platform.
> grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/dev/nvme0n1p1`.
> error: Running 'grub-install --force "dummy"' failed.
Check the settings for the disk in BIOS equivalent - I had lots of problems
with an HP because I'd inadvertently told the HP software to take over
partitioning of the disks and put them into an array.
Andy C.
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