On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 01:29:22PM +0200, Pierre Couderc wrote: >On 09/20/2017 01:01 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 08:30:09AM +0200, Pierre Couderc wrote: >> > I am trying to install stretch on a computer with 2 btrfs disks and EFI. >> > >> > Is there a howto to do that ? Did someone success ? >> > >> > I get problems as soon as the partionning in debian installer. When I >> > finish >> > the system does not boot. >> > >> > What partitions do I need ? I understand that EFI needs an FAT32 EFP. >> I've no idea about btrfs, but yes - you will need a FAT32 EFI System >> Partition. If you use guided partitioning, d-i will set one up for you >> automatically. If you're not doing guided partitioning, set one up >> manually within d-i and you should be fine. >> >Well, that is the problem, d-i does not propose a FAT32 EFI partition, it >proposes many things and a FAT32 partition but not a FAT32 EFI partition... >So, after all trials I finish the install and fail to reboot. I can boot if >I put again my install iso disk (a USB key SDA in this case) and I get : > >Model: Generic Flash Disk (scsi) >Disk /dev/sda: 124GB >Sector size (logical/physical): 2048B/512B >Partition Table: mac >Disk Flags: > >Number Start End Size File system Name Flags > 1 2048B 6143B 4096B Apple > 2 1925kB 2351kB 426kB EFI > > >Model: ATA Hitachi HUA72302 (scsi) >Disk /dev/sdb: 2000GB >Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B >Partition Table: msdos >Disk Flags: > >Number Start End Size Type File system Flags > 1 1049kB 1000MB 999MB primary fat32 boot, esp > 2 1000MB 2000GB 1999GB primary btrfs
sdb1 here *is* an EFI System Partition - that's what the esp and boot flags mean. I'm slightly worried by that "Apple" partition on sda - is this a Mac? >Model: ATA Hitachi HUA72302 (scsi) >Disk /dev/sdc: 2000GB >Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B >Partition Table: msdos >Disk Flags: > >Number Start End Size Type File system Flags > 1 1049kB 1000MB 999MB primary fat32 esp > 2 1000MB 2000GB 1999GB primary > >I suppose I am not far, I need to transform my SDB1 in EFP, and install >something on it (what..?). What do you think an "EFP" is?? ESP is the normal name. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com You lock the door And throw away the key There's someone in my head but it's not me