Cindy Sue Causey composed on 2023-02-19 15:30 (UTC-0500): > Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
>> Hi.. This is just regurgitating something related to my coincidentally >> referencing several years of GRUB non-boots yesterday. The latest on >> this Linux From Scratch thread came into my inbox this morning, and it >> just sounds like it might help some Users having booting problems >> similar to what I've experienced. >> The Linux From Scratch thread is here: >> https://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/sympa/arc/lfs-dev/2023-02/msg00018.html >> Today's entry referenced this from Launchpad from 2019: >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1844012 > Also from Debian on 2023.02.15. > https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg1895219.html > Playing with this has been.. fun.. I guess. I found a > "metadata_csum_seed" culprit in /etc/mke2fs(.)conf. It's in the line > for ext4 which is what I use. > Saw a mention of a patch online. While trying to track that down so > that this is approached in a Linux-defined methodical way, I found > Debian's bugs entry there. Their expressed knowledge of this situation > is why the installer's installation booted on my end a few days ago. > Their mention of debootstrap installs NOT booting for some of us is > exactly what I'm personally experiencing right now. All my installations that use a separate filesystem for /boot/ use EXT2. It still works as good as ever for such an infrequent use environment, with no way to get ahead of Grub evolution. :) -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata
