Control: tag -1 + moreinfo Hi Steve,
I've written my reply assuming this isn't a usermerged system, because if it is one, then I wonder if this is a usrmerge-related bug. Ie: I wonder if a splitting / and /usr onto different partitions is never supported on usrmerged systems. Alternatively, maybe the rescue mode isn't usrmerge-ready? Hi Tom, TomK <foren...@milwpc.com> writes: > Package: debian-installer > Version: 20210731+deb11u1_amd64 > > Errors, "No suitable shell found on /dev/sda1" > [snip] > I was attempting to reinstall grub, to get the system to boot. I have also > used the rescue syatem to change a lost password. It appears this bug may > apply only to a gpt partition table and a fat32 boot partition (efi?). > > I've had this same problem with 2 systems, a lappy and a desktop. I can > always work around it. I don't understand what could be going on, for lack of > experience. I've only been a Debian user since Woody was in testing. > > It's easy to reproduce. Do an expert install with defaults, but partition > with gpt. Boot the system with the install media, launch a rescue shell, and > try to open a root shell. An incorrect device should be identified as '/'. > Perhaps this occurs only when /usr is on a different partition that '/'. > Given the information you provided, this is what I suspect may be occurring: 1. You have a EFI system 2. On an EFI system, /dev/sda1 is usually the ESP (EFI System Partition) 3. The ESP is not the rootfs, and it won't contain /bin/init, /bin/sh, etc. 4. Therefore choosing /dev/sda1 as the rootfs will never boot 5. due to 'Errors, "No suitable shell found on /dev/sda1"' If you're dual booting with another OS, the rootfs might be on sda2. Would you please share note the error[s] when selecting sda2, sda3, or whichever partition ? Other relevant info is if LUKS (encrypted partition) or an configuration using LVM was selected. Optional: Feel free to unset the "moreinfo" tag when providing this information (see the first line of this email for the model, and change the "+" to a "-" in your reply). P.S. It's likely that I won't be able to follow-up on this bug until after the holidays, Regards, Nicholas
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