On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 07:53:24AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 05/10/2021 11:02 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 10:00:01AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > On 05/10/2021 09:32 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > > On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 08:18:06AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > > Debian's goal might be described as providing "the most power to a > > > > > maximally > > > > > diverse audience". My underlying problem is that it does that *TOO* > > > > > well. > > > > > > > > > > I need two types of information that I doubt are documented anywhere > > > > > except > > > > > in the source code. > > > > > > > > > > I. Text of error/cautionary messages. > > > > > Specifically, what is the _exact_ text of the message given > > > > > when the > > > > > operator chooses to install neither Grub nor LILO. > > > > > II. Content of menus presented to the operator. > > > > > Early in the installation a list of optional auxiliary programs > > > > > is > > > > > presented. I don't recognize any of the names, but if I looked > > > > > them > > > > > up I might find something very useful. > > > > > > > > Which image? > > > > > > > > Which machine architecture? > > > > > > > > Which intended boot method - Legacy/MBR or UEFI? > > > > > > > > The nature of the message will be "bootloader not found" but it depends > > > > very much on WHICH boot loader you don't install. > > > > > > > > What sort of things in terms of optional auxiliary programs at which > > > > stage? > > > > Bearing in mind that you can take screenshots from an installer in-a VM > > > > have you tried this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "If you like more flexibility or just want to know what's going on > > > > > ..." > > > > > Section 4.3.3 of "Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide" > > > > > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Andy C - seeking info from you, as ever :) > > > > > > I've only used i386 and AMD64 installers. > > > I asked to be directed to *SOURCE* code. > > > > > > > debian-installer/packages/grub-installer/debian is your starting point > > Using the MATE search tool I don't find such a directory. > Is that a portion of a URL under debian.org? > > > > > The templates file inside there gives you your questions and answers > > > > grub-installer.templates is the file you need, I think. > > What I'm looking for would more likely be more toward the main program > level. > > Someone suggested running the installer under a VM to be able to grab an > image of menus/messages of interest. I've never used a VM. Is there one > recommended for a first time user? I have a machine dedicated to experiments > so no valuable data is threatened. > > > > [snip] > That's from a git clone of debian-installer source code and a dig through.
It does depend what you want to do in a VM: you probably need a fair amount of memory. I quite like using virt-manager under a graphical environment - it's relatively easy to navigate. If you also have ovmf installed, then you get UEFI. I could potentially do this for you, if you really wanted. All best, Andy C.
