Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line

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From	Roger Price <debian@rogerprice.org>
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Subject	Re: Debian 12 USB install hangs on GRUB command line
Date	Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:20:01 +0100
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On Tue, 17 Dec 2024, Thomas Schmitt wrote:

> Roger Price wrote:
>> I got the message error: file '/install.amd/vmlinux' not found
> So perhaps:
>
>  grub> set root=(hd0)
>  grub> linux    /install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 --- quiet
>  grub> initrd   /install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz
>  grub> boot

The "linux" command still produces the "file not found" error message.

> It looks like GRUB is found and started. But then somethig goes wrong.

To check for bad USB stick, I downloaded debian-12.8.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso and built 
a new 12.8 USB installation stick using command

  dd if=debian-12.8.0-and64-DVD-1.iso of=/dev/sdj1 bs=4M && sync

I tried booting this and got to a GRUB command line.  This time ls -l reports 
that (hd0) has "no known filesystem detected", although (hd0,msdos1) reports 
"File system type ISO9660. Label Debian 12.8.0 amd64 1".

It seems to me that the GRUB command line comes from the T5820 BIOS and not from 
the USB stick. To test this I restarted and hit F2 to get to the BIOS Setup. 
This reports Boot sequence: 1) debian, 2) UEFI SMI USB DISK 110 (Windows Boot 
manager is excluded).  The boot option is UEFI.  It's the mention of "debian" by 
the BIOS itself which says to me that the T5820 contains a GRUB.

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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