Re: Partitioning an SSD?
On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 02:11:02PM -0500, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
> > Upgrades are definitely a lot more trouble now, and yes, I do realise
> > that each release is bigger and more complicated than the last.
>
>
> Ditto. I can still remember saying (on Debian-User) that if someone
> wanted to destroy an operating system, all they had to do was break
> its ability to boot. A few weeks later was the last time I was able to
> install a Debian release with GRUB that booted.
>
> LILO was the only thing that worked for me after that. Something went
> wrong with mine a few months ago, and I've ended up in all kinds of
> other operating systems' LiveDVDs ever since.
>
Cindy,
What machine?
What versions have you tried?
Does the machine need to dual boot anything?
> Even LiveDVD didn't work *for me* with Debian. There was some kind of
> a showstopping library issue. Was something like libunistring.
> Couldn't keep it up and running long enough to attempt a partition
> install. Other systems like Mint have somehow broken the EFI/UEFI
> roadblock when installed so I was taking a chance that maybe Debian
> could do the same thing.
>
This is another one of those where the list really needs to know
*exactly* what you've done so we can help troubleshoot.
A machine that doesn't boot Debian stable with GRUB is in a sorry state.
> A partition is currently set up with Sid (Trixie?). It broke my heart
> when it didn't boot with GRUB, either. I've tried everything I can
> with it with the primary assault being to attempt to duplicate all
> GRUB packages that Mint uses to boot from a thumb drive.
>
It's likely that LILO will go with Bookworm - I think it's more or less
unmaintained if I recall correctly, so someone needs to help you getting
this one to work. Is this your only machine?
As ever the Arch Wiki often also has some good tips: maybe we can
get some help from the folks who hang out here first.
With every good wish, as ever,
Andy Cater
>
> Cindy :)
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> Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
> * runs with birdseed *
>
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