On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 6:15 PM Dennis Clarke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I just the normal process of booting the netinst DVD image and used > the default NOT-expert menu option. I see the usual message : > > Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda3 > Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda3' failed. > > This is a fatal error. > > I used netcat to fetch the syslog and partman files from /var/log > and attach them here. > > Looks like the HFS boot partition was never formatted : > > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda3' > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support > --no-floppy > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target > grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: Installing for powerpc-ieee1275 platform. > Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: grub-install: error: filesystem on > /boot/grub is neither HFS nor HFS+. > Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install > --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force failed. > . > . > . > Mar 27 21:59:13 main-mMar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Installing > grub on '/dev/sda3' > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support > --no-floppy > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target > grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: Installing for powerpc-ieee1275 platform. > Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: grub-install: error: filesystem on > /boot/grub is neither HFS nor HFS+. > Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install > --macppc-directory=/boot/grub -Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: > Installing grub on '/dev/sda3' > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support > --no-floppy > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target > grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: Installing for powerpc-ieee1275 platform. > Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: grub-install: error: filesystem on > /boot/grub is neither HFS nor HFS+. > Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install > --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force failed. > . > . > . > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support > --no-floppy > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target > grub-install --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force > Mar 27 21:57:35 grub-installer: Installing for powerpc-ieee1275 platform. > Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: grub-install: error: filesystem on > /boot/grub is neither HFS nor HFS+. > Mar 27 21:57:36 grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install > --macppc-directory=/boot/grub --no-nvram --force failed. > . > . > . > Mar 27 21:59:13 main-menu[292]: (process:646): Volume group "sda" not > found > Mar 27 21:59:13 main-menu[292]: (process:646): Cannot process volume > group sda > Mar 27 21:59:13 main-menu[292]: (process:646): dpkg-divert: warning: > diverting file '/sbin/start-stop-daemon' from an Essential package with > rename is dangerous, use --no-rename > Mar 27 21:59:13 main-menu[292]: (process:646): dpkg-divert: warning: > diverting file '/sbin/start-stop-daemon' from an Essential package with > rename is dangerous, use --no-rename > Mar 27 21:59:13 main-menu[292]: WARNING **: Configuring 'grub-installer' > failed with error code 1 > Mar 27 21:59:13 main-menu[292]: WARNING **: Menu item 'grub-installer' > failed. > se --no-rename > > Not sure what to make of that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Ugfqj1ank Use the 32-bit version of grubfix32.sh, even on the 64-bit install. Use /dev/sda2 instead of /dev/sda3 when fixing grub. Jeff
