Hi! Thanks for the feedback! This is sort of feedback is very useful, in particular the excerpts from the logs tell us exactly what’s going wrong.
I will address these issues in the evening with an updated grub-installer package. Thanks, Adrian > On Apr 7, 2019, at 10:10 AM, aggaz <ag...@paranoici.org> wrote: > > I tried an installation of the new image > "debian-10.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso" from [1] on a PowerMac G5. > The image was copied with "dd" on a usb stick and then loaded with on > Open Firmware by using: > > boot ud:,\install\yaboot > > I did an "expert mode" installation and loaded the following modules: > hfs, network-console, fdisk, parted. > > Fan were spinning loudly but I can confirm that the following command > stops them: > # modprobe -v windfarm_core > > The partitioning step was not working so I edited file > "/lib/partman/init.d/26zfs-devices" changing line 19 from "local > zfs_load_timeout" to "zfs_load_timeout". > At this point the partitioning step started. > > I created a new "mac" partition on the hard drive. I tried manual > partitioning but was not able to find a way to create a new "bootstrap" > partition. > I remember there was an option for it in the past, now I can not find > this option for a new partition anymore. > > So I used automatic partitioning of the whole drive, which gave me this > layout: > > SCSI4 (0,0,0) (sdc) - 163.9 GB ATA Maxtor 6L160M0 > #1 32.3 kB Apple > #2 20.0 MB B K untitled > #3 160.4 GB f ext4 untitled / > #4 3.6 GB f swap swap swap > 512.0 B FREE SPACE > > I felt like something was missing but I continued the installation anyway. > > Base system was installed fine. > As repository I used the usual [2]. > Used a minimal software selection (default only). > > Grub installation failed with the following message: > "An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again > from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step > is: Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk" > > On the log screen I see: > Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: (process:25067): dpkg-divert: warning: > diverting file '/sbin/start-stop-daemon' from an Essential package with > rename is dangerous, use --no-rename > Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: (process:25067): dpkg-divert: warning: > diverting file '/sbin/start-stop-daemon' from an Essential package with > rename is dangerous, use --no-rename > Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: (process:25067): /usr/bin/grub-installer: > Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: (process:25067): line 252: > Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: (process:25067): > /usr/lib/grub-installer/mkhfs-bootstrap.sh: not found > Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: (process:25067): > Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: WARNING **: Configuring > 'grub-installer' failed with error code 1 > Apr 7 08:05:14 main-menu[4663]: WARNING **: Menu item 'grub-installer' > failed. > > At this point I stopped the installation. > > Hope this report helps. > Regards. > > [1] https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/2019-04-06/ > [2] ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/
