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Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!? Double disks/OS, BIOS not UEFI [SOLVED]
Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!? Double disks/OS, BIOS not UEFI [SOLVED]
After 3 days of intensive study of Debian installation how to make partition and how to verify ISO installation image, my installation was a bust.
I found that IT and Linux communities were of lack of information about 2 disks and 2 OS installation. My self is such a case.
First I installed Win.8.1 on SSD, than divide a HDD via Gparted Live (USB) on 4 partitions: [fat32]1GB, [ex4/root]45GB, [[swap]6GB, [ntfs/win+debian storage] extended]182GB. Than made Debian Xfce installation with verified ISO in [ex4/root B K]45GB partition. Before I made BIOS setting bootable CD and HDD (SATA-1).
At the end of installation I was asked where to install the GRUB: 1. SSD/SATA-0 with windows OS, 2. HDD/SATA-1 with newly Debian or 3. others (Floppy disk). I chose HDD with not yet finished installation of Debian OS.
After Debian installation was finished the following message appeared on the monitor:
Error:file '/boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found
Entering resume mode...
grub rescue>
What should I do? Disconnect SATA-0 cable from SSD and reinstall Debian clean installation, as in my PC is only one HDD?
Is my partitions arranged OK? Maybe I should add one partition more ex2 specially for GRUB bootloader?
I found that IT and Linux communities were of lack of information about 2 disks and 2 OS installation. My self is such a case.
First I installed Win.8.1 on SSD, than divide a HDD via Gparted Live (USB) on 4 partitions: [fat32]1GB, [ex4/root]45GB, [[swap]6GB, [ntfs/win+debian storage] extended]182GB. Than made Debian Xfce installation with verified ISO in [ex4/root B K]45GB partition. Before I made BIOS setting bootable CD and HDD (SATA-1).
At the end of installation I was asked where to install the GRUB: 1. SSD/SATA-0 with windows OS, 2. HDD/SATA-1 with newly Debian or 3. others (Floppy disk). I chose HDD with not yet finished installation of Debian OS.
After Debian installation was finished the following message appeared on the monitor:
Error:file '/boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found
Entering resume mode...
grub rescue>
What should I do? Disconnect SATA-0 cable from SSD and reinstall Debian clean installation, as in my PC is only one HDD?
Is my partitions arranged OK? Maybe I should add one partition more ex2 specially for GRUB bootloader?
Last edited by jazbar on 2021-08-19 07:06, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
This is an error from GRUB's core image.
Can you post the output of the following commands at the GRUB rescue prompt ?
Can you post the output of the following commands at the GRUB rescue prompt ?
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ls
ls /
echo $cmdpath
echo $prefix
Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
Which "live" app with the terminal should I download for easiest work? The GRUB or Debian or something else?
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Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
No effect.
For me is easiest and faster just to make clean reinstall. So should I disconect SATA cable from SSD and make reinstallation on HDD?
For me is easiest and faster just to make clean reinstall. So should I disconect SATA cable from SSD and make reinstallation on HDD?
My PC: MB MSI 790GX-G65, AMD Phenom II X3, 6 GB RAM, onboard graphic HD3300 DirectX 10, (AMD 790GX chipset)
Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
Debian isn't booting. Same previous note.
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Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
"ls" listing partitions
"ls /" listing types of partitions
"echo $cmdpath" nothing, without any notice
"echo $prefix" nothing, without any notice
grub rescue>
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Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
Thx, but this doesn't working for me. My PC is to old, not have MB with the UEFI firmware.
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Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
I usually place the windows on sata1. To verify, place your windows ssd on sata1 and make sure it boots ok.
If that checks out, proceed under the assumption windows will ignore a foreign disk on sata0, once it exist.
Set the bios for sata0, your hard drive, with CD boot, and install Debian. I would leave the windows disk not connected, because that's for sure...
After Debian is installed and working, add the windows drive on sata1, leave the bios on sata0, boot into debian and update grub with a functioning os-prober, and you should be all set to boot windows from grub.
Always worked for me.
If that checks out, proceed under the assumption windows will ignore a foreign disk on sata0, once it exist.
Set the bios for sata0, your hard drive, with CD boot, and install Debian. I would leave the windows disk not connected, because that's for sure...
After Debian is installed and working, add the windows drive on sata1, leave the bios on sata0, boot into debian and update grub with a functioning os-prober, and you should be all set to boot windows from grub.
Always worked for me.
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Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
I asked you to post the output of the commands, not to describe it.
Also, it appears that 'echo' is not available in rescue mode, sot use 'set' instead.
Also, it appears that 'echo' is not available in rescue mode, sot use 'set' instead.
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ls
ls /
set
Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
That was output (shown on the monitor) as I described.
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Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
Output, exactly as it shown on the monitor:p.H wrote: ↑2021-08-13 22:14 I asked you to post the output of the commands, not to describe it.
Also, it appears that 'echo' is not available in rescue mode, sot use 'set' instead.Code: Select all
ls ls / set
cmdpath=(hd0)
prefix=(hd0,msdos3)/boot/grub
root=hd0,msdos3
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Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
The output of
is still missing.
Why is it so hard for you to understand I do not want a vague useless decription but the full complete exact output ?
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ls
ls /
Why is it so hard for you to understand I do not want a vague useless decription but the full complete exact output ?
Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
Here is photo from monitor:p.H wrote: ↑2021-08-14 11:09 The output ofis still missing.Code: Select all
ls ls /
Why is it so hard for you to understand I do not want a vague useless decription but the full complete exact output ?
https://i.ibb.co/qrvbmT9/Exif-JPEG-420.jpg
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Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
you could poke around and find the config file, grub is confused...
ENTER
..if this simple line gets you into the install,
follow the prompt...
lots of variation in 'rescue grub>' to get to 'grub>'
sort the files, find and load a kernel, unlock slots, etc...
...something along those lines. Good Luck
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grub rescue> configfile /grub/grub.cfg
..if this simple line gets you into the install,
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#dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc
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#update-grub
sort the files, find and load a kernel, unlock slots, etc...
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grub rescue> set prefix=(hdX,X)/boot/grub
grub rescue> set root=(hdX,X)
grub rescue> insmod normal
grub rescue> normal
grub rescue> insmod linux
grub rescue> linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-666-generic root=/dev/sdX1
grub> initrd /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-666-generic
>boot
Re: Finished clean Debian install and... nothing!?
^ tried all commands, nothing helps.
https://i.ibb.co/cTx20Pb/Exif-JPEG-420.jpg
I have a filling that Debian installation have a bug - fixed code that GRUB can be installed only on primary disk (hd0). As soon there is 2 or more physical disks like in my case and during installation is chosen secondary (hd1) or other disk than (hd0) to place installation, GRUB is not correctly installed. viewtopic.php?p=740773#p740773
What if I try to find where the grub config file is, in a manner to find the virtual partition ex2?
https://i.ibb.co/cTx20Pb/Exif-JPEG-420.jpg
I have a filling that Debian installation have a bug - fixed code that GRUB can be installed only on primary disk (hd0). As soon there is 2 or more physical disks like in my case and during installation is chosen secondary (hd1) or other disk than (hd0) to place installation, GRUB is not correctly installed. viewtopic.php?p=740773#p740773
What if I try to find where the grub config file is, in a manner to find the virtual partition ex2?
My PC: MB MSI 790GX-G65, AMD Phenom II X3, 6 GB RAM, onboard graphic HD3300 DirectX 10, (AMD 790GX chipset)