Bug#815187: Bug debian-Installer jessie: Installation grub fails without error message

[François POLASTRON]

Hello Cyril,

Thank you for your mail.
I had tested the bug bcause of a conversation with someone on the french forum 
https://www.debian-fr.org/support-debian.html[1] 

You can find the conversation here:
https://www.debian-fr.org/pas-de-boot-possible-apres-installation-debian-x64-t54628.html[2]
 

and a "polemique" here:
https://www.debian-fr.org/bug-installateur-debian-confirme-par-plusieurs-utilisateurs-t54650.html[3]
 

I also had found other traces of this bug on the web. 

For your demand of /var/log/installer/syslog 
You must know this thing: I had tested the bug on a "Compaq Presario CQ60" and 
I had 
changed the disk before the operation. But now I re-install my usual disk in my 
computer to 
work
But I found also on the Web this conversation which confirm the bug (you must 
see in the 
comment date 23/10:
http://www.generation-nt.com/reponses/partition-gpt-grub-raid-soft-entraide-4262073.html?page=2#comments[4]
 
Note that fact: the installer after processing had made a 
"debconf-show grub-pc"which show that grub is not installed


Le samedi 20 février 2016 02:16:38, vous avez écrit :
> Hi François,
> 
> François POLASTRON  (2016-02-19):
> > package: Debian-Installer
> > Version: 20150422+deb8u3
> > 
> > Dear Maintener,
> > 
> > I found a big bug in debian-Installer on a "BIOS Legacy" computer
> > When trying to force grub installation in other device than primary disk,
> > in graphical mode the menu lets the user choose the device:
> > /dev/sda
> > /dev/sdb
> > ...
> > But when we choose one of a device debian-Installer don't install GRUB
> > WITHOUT ERROR MESSAGE.
> 
> This seems very strange to me. Any chance you have access to this computer
> anyway, and can share the installer logs containing the failed attempt?
> (/var/log/installer/syslog notably.)
> 
> > In fact we must enter the device with the keyboard taping "/dev/sda"... to
> > contourn the bug.
> 
> (contourner = to work around)
> 
> > Excuse-me for my english language. I'm a french guy
> 
> Don't worry, we've seen worse messages. ;)
> 
> Mraw,
> KiBi.



[1] https://www.debian-fr.org/support-debian.html
[2] 
https://www.debian-fr.org/pas-de-boot-possible-apres-installation-debian-x64-t54628.html
[3] 
https://www.debian-fr.org/bug-installateur-debian-confirme-par-plusieurs-utilisateurs-t54650.html
[4] 
http://www.generation-nt.com/reponses/partition-gpt-grub-raid-soft-entraide-4262073.html?page=2#comments

Bug#815187: Bug debian-Installer jessie: Installation grub fails without error message

[Cyril Brulebois]

Hi François,

François POLASTRON  (2016-02-19):
> package: Debian-Installer
> Version: 20150422+deb8u3 
> 
> Dear Maintener,
> 
> I found a big bug in debian-Installer on a "BIOS Legacy" computer
> When trying to force grub installation in other device than primary disk, in 
> graphical mode the menu lets the user choose the device:
> /dev/sda
> /dev/sdb
> ...
> But when we choose one of a device debian-Installer don't install GRUB 
> WITHOUT 
> ERROR MESSAGE. 

This seems very strange to me. Any chance you have access to this computer
anyway, and can share the installer logs containing the failed attempt?
(/var/log/installer/syslog notably.)

> In fact we must enter the device with the keyboard taping "/dev/sda"... to 
> contourn the bug. 

(contourner = to work around)

> Excuse-me for my english language. I'm a french guy

Don't worry, we've seen worse messages. ;)

Mraw,
KiBi.


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Bug#815187: Bug debian-Installer jessie: Installation grub fails without error message

[François POLASTRON]

package: Debian-Installer
Version: 20150422+deb8u3 

Dear Maintener,

I found a big bug in debian-Installer on a "BIOS Legacy" computer
When trying to force grub installation in other device than primary disk, in 
graphical mode the menu lets the user choose the device:
/dev/sda
/dev/sdb
...
But when we choose one of a device debian-Installer don't install GRUB WITHOUT 
ERROR MESSAGE. 

In fact we must enter the device with the keyboard taping "/dev/sda"... to 
contourn the bug. 

Excuse-me for my english language. I'm a french guy