2012/7/29 Pedro Gs <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > Problems installing grub files and kernel files under /boot since i > have followed the Coling instructions about moving to /usr, but i dont > know if these problems are related to this or due to other changes in > systemd. > > Since linuxmint doesnt have an installed to install the distro in an > encrypted LVM i have followed this howto > http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=141&t=71159 and i have > put linuxmint in an encrypted LVM and so far all went fine. > > Some days ago i decided to replace Linuxmint by Ubuntu and i did > followed the same procedure and again all was running fine. > > However today i have decided to replace Ubuntu 12.04 with Ubuntu > 12.10 (quantal) and i have erased existent Ubuntu fs and i followed > the same procedure, but after running: > > ubuntu]# unsquashfs -f -d /mnt/lm/ casper/filesystem.squashfs > Parallel unsquashfs: Using 4 processors > 147918 inodes (153245 blocks) to write > > [===================/ > ] 27438/153245 17% cd > /mnt/lm/boot > [===========================================================================================================|] > 153245/153245 100% > created 94187 files > created 14237 directories > created 53613 symlinks > created 82 devices > created 0 fifos > > > it did NOT install vmlinux ubuntu kernel file in /boot like it used to > happen so far, and it also did not installed the grub files that used > to install and isntead now i have this: > > boot]# ls -ls * > 824 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 843468 Jul 23 21:15 abi-3.5.0-6-generic > 148 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 147800 Jul 23 21:15 config-3.5.0-6-generic > 176 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176764 Nov 27 2011 memtest86+.bin > 176 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178944 Nov 27 2011 memtest86+_multiboot.bin > 2820 -rw------- 1 root root 2886111 Jul 23 21:15 System.map-3.5.0-6-generic > > grub: > total 4 > 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 699 Jul 24 13:04 gfxblacklist.txt > > as we can see theres no grub files inside /boot/grub and also theres > no initrd and vmlinux files to allow to boot into Ubuntu. > > I even tested by installing again the Ubuntu release that was > successfully installed (before following Coling instructions about > moving to /usr) and now it happened exactly the same thing, no > vmlinux, initrc and no grub files. > > > Could anyone please clarify, or Colin ;) why now when running > "unsquashfs -f -d /mnt/lm/ casper/filesystem.squashfs" it doesnt > install kernel and grub files needed to boot the distro? > > > PS: i need to use this procedure even with Ubuntu since i want to have > in an encrypted LVM with cypher aes-xts* because Ubuntu alternate CD > installer uses an older cypher. > for linuxmint i really have no other option that use this > since it doesnt have an installer that allows to install the distro in > an encrypted partition (it only allow to encrypt home folder) > > TIA > > regards, > Pedro
Please ignore this thread, this is ubuntu specific and i didnt follow all needed steps
