Hi, On 2021-06-14 11:21 a.m., David Wright wrote: > On Sun 13 Jun 2021 at 13:57:33 (-0400), Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > >> You must also have a huge need to answer question without reading what >> they are. >> >> I ain't using the Debian installer because I don't have access to the >> KVM (Keyboard, Mouse, etc). >> >> So if you read back my message. >> I boot using a rescue system over the network. >> I do my partition. >> I make the filesystem. >> I mount. >> I use debootstrap. >> And after I need to configure boot, this is where it blocks. >> >> Got it now ? >> >> So how useful is your answer to use "the wizard in the installer ?". >> And no there's no configuration helper (said it for the 3rd time now). >> >> If you can't help... Just a hint, do same as I do, you let other people >> answer. > > I don't know whether I can be of any help, but I can ask a few questions. > > You wrote "The machine doesn't seem to use EFI (like most server)" > The machine doesn't use EFI, like most server it's BIOS based. I know this one for sure, there's a BIOS boot partition.
> You really need to know. What does /sys/firmware/ contain, in particular, > /sys/firmware/efi… ? > > "and I only see the following partition using the automatic installer." > The server provider (one-provider/OVH) offer a choice of OS (include Debian Buster) but there's no configuration from the user. So it just build a huge partition. I have 3 x 2 Tb disk and it makes them in RAID-0 (mirror). > Did you mean disk, rather than partition? What's in /sys/block/ ? > > You wrote 'The "standard" installation give me one partition in RAID > mirror ( 3 x 2 To). So I get only a big root partition and nothing else....' > > Does that mean that the partitioning was done on your behalf? > "I do my partition. I make the filesystem." seems to contradict that. > Do you know what the 3rd and 4th partitions are intended for? > Because the installation does the partition on my behalf, I preferred to do another way. That is, boot the system into rescue mode, that's a Linux system over the network. There I can partition my own disk, and after use debootstrap. > "But I get a bit lost when it's time to use grub to setup my machine by > remote." > > Did the "standard" installation give you any hints about setting up > booting on the machine, or is that why standard is in scare quotes. > (Or is it unusual for a standard install method to make any mention > of such important matters.) > Now what I did was to install the machine using the "helper" given by the provider (OVH/OneProvider). This way I can dissect the working system and see how the configuration is done. > Cheers, > David. > Thanks, -- Polyna-Maude R.-Summerside -Be smart, Be wise, Support opensource development
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