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Stephenson's Rocket - a modified SteamOS installer, with support for older and virtualized computers
http://stephensonsrocket.horse
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Grub Install Failure to /dev/sda #92

Closed bwrigh16 closed 8 years ago

bwrigh16 commented 9 years ago

Not sure if this is a good spot to put this or not. But grub fails installing to /dev/sda. /dev/sda doesnt seem to exist.

sharkwouter commented 9 years ago

I suspect this issue is not present in Stephenson's Rocket, but is in VaporOS and Valve's installer.

AndrewSav commented 9 years ago

I have the same issue. The box has no hard drive and two usb external drives. One with stephenson's rocket and the other is empty. I'm suspecting that /dev/sda is the first usb drive and the second one is in fact /dev/sdb. This link talks about a similar issue in ubuntu http://askubuntu.com/questions/459620/unable-to-install-grub-in-dev-sda-when-installing-grub this is not debian but close enough. In ubuntu it's possible to actually select path /dev/sdb from the installer UI. I wonder if it's possible with stephenson's rocket.

Also if anyone know if there is any tech forum or anything where this question has a chance to be answered please let me know.

directhex commented 9 years ago

Okay, this is a side-effect of the automatic installer's best efforts. You'll need to check out from git and make your own image as a fix.

If you delete this line, and run a custom install, you should be able to control where to install GRUB. As-is, the line scans fixed disks, and forces the first one as the install location, skipping the dialog box.

AndrewSav commented 9 years ago

Worked for me. Thanks.

sharkwouter commented 8 years ago

Should be fixed in the current version.