On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 10:04:36AM +0200, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote: > Hi Robert > > > > 14/10/2019 15:38:36 +0700 > Robert Parker <[email protected]>: > > > My several attempts at installing this on a desktop amd machine in legacy > > mode do nothing but take me to a grub prompt. > > Examining the result using system-rescue-cd reveal that no useable > > partitions were created during the install. > > > > I have made a new install of xubuntu-18.04.3, partitioned the way I want. > > Email from a successful user of Devuan tells me that he installed his > > Devuan over the top of a Ubuntu system which was partitioned the way he > > wanted it. Is this possible? > > I suggest you could create partitions *before* the installing process, using > a "live" tool such is: > https://gparted.org/livecd.php > > Then install using these partitions.
That's likely a valid workaround. But is there perhaps a problem with the ascii installer? Or should I see the phrase "legacy mode" as a red flag? -- hendrik > > > > After 10 years of happy use of ubuntu variants, somewhere between systemd > > and the snap software installer garbage, ubuntu has been converted into a > > bigger POS than Windows. > > Unfortunately, you are right IMHO > > Regards > > > > -- > al3xu5 > > Say NO to copyright, patents, trademarks and any industrial design > restrictions. > ________________________________________________________________________________ > Public GPG/PGP key block > ID: 4096 bit RSA key 69C5977BF94CFE23 > Fingerprint: 59C6 9DC7 CD4B CF2F A190 E3DE 69C5 977B F94C FE23 > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
