Matt Kraai <kr...@ftbfs.org> (2017-04-26): > On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 03:10:14AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > > Did you try some kernel command line parameters, like enabling > > debug, disabling quiet, maybe disabling modesetting? You could also > > try adding netconsole parameters to send kernel messages elsewhere > > if you're getting no output at all. > > Thank you for the suggestions. > > I've tried adding "debug", removing "quiet", and adding "nomodeset". > Is that what you're referring to? I just tried using netconsole, but > the system doesn't have an RJ45 jack, the Wi-Fi adapter requires > firmware, and the wireless network requires a password, so something > in there caused it not to work. :( > > > Differences between installation and installed systems include: > > plain init versus systemd, fbdev being used for Xorg in d-i; also, > > sometimes, some modules are missing from the initrd because > > initramfs-tools didn't include them (while d-i uses different > > codepaths to enable hardware support). I assume yours is using the > > default MODULES=most anyway (unless you tweaked it)? > > I was able to get the system to boot by installing LILO instead of > GRUB. Do you have any suggestions for investigating why GRUB doesn't > work?
Sure, ping grub2 maintainers. Maybe grub or grub integration within d-i needs a bug fix. I've added them to the loop, and here's a link to the initial bug report about an apparently successful installation which doesn't boot: https://bugs.debian.org/861083 https://bugs.debian.org/861083#15 → installer.tar has syslog etc. KiBi.
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