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Re: failure to install debian

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On 2020-03-08 20:43, kaye n wrote:
> Hello Friends!
> 
> I messed up my Debian so I'm trying re-install with a live USB, however it
> always fails. I get this message:
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Boost.Python error in job "bootloader".
> 
> Command 'grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi
> --bootloader-id=Debian --force' returned non-zero exit status 1.
> 
> Installing for x86_64-efi platform. grub-install: warning: Cannot set EFI
> variable Boot0000. grub-install: warning: efivarfs_set_variable: writing to
> fd 7 failed: No space left on device. grub-install: warning:
> _efi_set_variable_mode: ops->set_variable() failed: No space left on
> device. grub-install: error: failed to register the EFI boot entry: No
> space left on device.
> 
> 
> Traceback:
> 
> File "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/calamares/modules/bootloader/main.py",
> line 444, in run
> 
>      prepare_bootloader(fw_type)
> 
> 
>    File "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/calamares/modules/bootloader/main.py",
> line 411, in prepare_bootloader
> 
>      install_grub(efi_directory, fw_type)
> 
> 
>    File "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/calamares/modules/bootloader/main.py",
> line 285, in install_grub
> 
>      "--force"])
> 
> 
>    File "<string>", line 8, in <module>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I thought the problem was my live USB, but when I used another Debian
> live USB (that was proven to be a successful installer),
> 
> I get the same result.
> 
> I did not resize the debian partitions, I merely reformatted it.
> 
> Thank you very much for your time!
> 
> kaye


Installation is more predictable if you erase the primary and/or backup 
partition tables on the target drive before installing Debian.


The old-school solution is to boot the Debian Installer into a rescue 
shell, use lsblk(8) and parted(8) to find the target drive and number of 
sectors, and use dd(1) to copy /dev/zero to the first megabyte and the 
last megabyte of the target drive.  If you are concerned about leftover 
data from the  previous install (imaging, security), you can copy 
/dev/zero to the entire target drive.  If you choose the latter, be sure 
to increase the block size; I use 'bs=1M'.


Some SSD's feature Secure Erase, which erases every block on the drive. 
This has the added benefit that subsequent writes will proceed at 
maximum speed until all the blocks have been written once.  I don't know 
the command line incantations to do this, so I use a GUI tool from the 
drive manufacturer.


Most of my SSD's are Intel.  Unfortunately, the Intel SSD Toolbox 
requires Windows:

 
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/products/80096/memory-and-storage/ssd-software/intel-ssd-toolbox.html


Most of my HDD's are Seagate.  SeaTools Bootable is, well, bootable, 
which I like.  But, it doesn't like USB 3.0 ports, which can be a problem:

     https://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/


Other drive manufacturers produce similar tools.


David

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failure to install debian kaye n <guikaye@gmail.com> - 2020-03-09 04:50 +0100
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  Re: failure to install debian Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2020-03-09 09:40 +0100
    Re: failure to install debian kaye n <guikaye@gmail.com> - 2020-03-09 19:40 +0100
      Re: failure to install debian kaye n <guikaye@gmail.com> - 2020-03-09 19:50 +0100
        Re: failure to install debian Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2020-03-09 20:00 +0100
        Re: failure to install debian David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-03-09 20:30 +0100
  Re: failure to install debian David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-03-09 19:20 +0100
    Re: failure to install debian kaye n <guikaye@gmail.com> - 2020-03-09 19:40 +0100
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