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Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line

From Roger Price <debian@rogerprice.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line
Date 2024-12-17 10:50 +0100
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On Mon, 16 Dec 2024, Thomas Schmitt wrote:

> Does the USB stick yield the proper checksum when inspected on a running
> GNU/Linux system ?

Will check.

>>  grub> cat (hd0,msdos2)/efi/debian/grub.cfg
>>   set prefix-($root)/boot/grub
>
> I see "=" instead of "-" in this file when the partition is mounted:
> Better check whether you see the same when inspecting the file by GRUB.

That was my typo when I retyped the GRUB output.

>>   source $prefix/${grub_cpu}-efi/grub.cfg
>
> Does GRUB find the files:
>  (hd0)/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/grub.cfg
YES
>  (hd0)/boot/grub/grub.cfg
YES

> I assume /${grub_cpu} is "x86_64". A 32-bit EFI might want the other
> file (hd0)/boot/grub/i386-efi/grub.cfg. Both are supposed to just contain
> the instruction
>  source /boot/grub/grub.cfg

  grub> cat (hd0)/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/grub.cfg
   source /boot/grub/grub.cfg

> The file (hd0)/boot/grub/grub.cfg is supposed to contain a typical GRUB
> configuration with 162 lines:
>
>  if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
>  ...
>  menuentry --hotkey=g 'Graphical install' {
>      set background_color=black
>      linux    /install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 --- quiet
>      initrd   /install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz
>  }

  grub> cat (hd0)/boot/grub/grub.cfg

shows many lines in that style.

> GRUB is supposed to show a graphical menu after having read this file.
>
> If it does not find the file, then you might get progress by executing
> the commands of your favorite menu item in the shell. E.g with
> "Graphical install":
>
>  grub> set background_color=black
>  grub> linux    /install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 --- quiet

  I got the message error: file '/install.amd/vmlinux' not found

On Mon, 16 Dec 2024, Charles Curley wrote:

>> But I did create a small FAT32 partition to be mounted on /boot/efi
>
> Which option in the installer's partitioner did you use, one of the FAT
> options, or the EFI one? The latter will create a partition with the
> appropriate file system, and install suitable EFI files for you.

I missed the EFI one, which is the one I obviously need.

Roger

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Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line Roger Price <debian@rogerprice.org> - 2024-12-16 09:50 +0100
  Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-12-16 11:50 +0100
    Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line Roger Price <debian@rogerprice.org> - 2024-12-17 10:50 +0100
      Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-12-17 12:00 +0100
        Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line Roger Price <debian@rogerprice.org> - 2024-12-17 14:20 +0100
          Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2024-12-17 15:40 +0100
            Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2024-12-17 16:40 +0100
  Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-12-16 18:40 +0100
    Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-12-16 20:00 +0100
      Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-12-16 20:40 +0100
      Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2024-12-17 00:00 +0100
  Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2024-12-17 00:00 +0100
  Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-12-17 15:30 +0100
    Re: [SOLVED] Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line Roger Price <debian@rogerprice.org> - 2024-12-17 23:00 +0100
      Re: [SOLVED] Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-12-18 14:10 +0100

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