Broken Grub startup after latest OCTOBER 2019 snapshot installation
by LinWinux from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4SKHY)
Part two of the September thread ... :mad:
For the past 2 years I've been working on perfecting "the ultimate" German Language MX Linux distribution. Until this Summer I never had any problems creating the system, followed by creating the snapshot, followed by installing the snapshot onto a new setup. I've done this dozens of times without a problem.
Last month I created my almost finished perfect version of German MX Linux, but when all was said and done, even though the live usb itself was working without any problems whatsoever, the installation onto another computer failed (see September thread with similar title). The issue has to do with Grub ... it's something that I can fix with the boot repair disk ... but that's no good for people who aren't familiar with Linux or the console at all.
So another month passes by during which I tweak the system to be as perfect as I'll ever get it to be. Today I spent the last 4 hours on it. App descriptions, menu items, language packs, browser extensions, documented personal help files, etc. etc. etc. This is it, this is as perfect as I can make MX Linux for any terminal shy beginner as well as professional non-linux user. Friggen awesome, so let's go ahead and create the snapshot now ... zero errors anywhere ... finished with success message and prompt to move to live usb creation.
Alright, looking good looking good (rubbing my hands together grinning from ear to ear). Now the live usb is being created ... zero errors anywhere ... creation ends with success message. Alright, we're done, let's boot up the live stick on another system to make sure everything is as perfect as it appeared to be.
Booting up the live stick, select language mode with F2, continue to boot ... zero errors anywhere ... desktop looks as it should. check all menu items, power up various apps, check docs and other custom help, check contents of customized cherrytree app, etc. Perfect, not a problem to be found anywhere. Clicking on install MX Linux icon, installation begins ...
Installation went without a hitch ... zero problems anywhere ... rebooting now, unmounting file system and unmounting disks, screen stops for a few seconds, then reboot commences and I end up with (see images):
At this point I believe there has to be a flaw in MX Linux Snapshot
Like I said, I can easily fix the problem with the boot repair disk which actually proves that there's nothing wrong with the Operating System itself. Somehow, for whatever reason, the installation of Grub fails during the installation. The OS itself is perfectly fine. Now I'll say this much though, ever since the past 2 or 3 months ago the snapshot installation changed. NOW there's a grub message right toward the beginning of the installation where the boot location can be selected. BEFORE, on earlier versions of the snapshot installation, the snapshot completed almost all the way without any Grub prompts until the very end. Somewhere in those installation adjustments from 3 months ago until today the developers of MX Linux (who never appear to show up on this forum) must have caused something to break. Aaaargh, I'm beyond frustrated at this point ... :(
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For the past 2 years I've been working on perfecting "the ultimate" German Language MX Linux distribution. Until this Summer I never had any problems creating the system, followed by creating the snapshot, followed by installing the snapshot onto a new setup. I've done this dozens of times without a problem.
Last month I created my almost finished perfect version of German MX Linux, but when all was said and done, even though the live usb itself was working without any problems whatsoever, the installation onto another computer failed (see September thread with similar title). The issue has to do with Grub ... it's something that I can fix with the boot repair disk ... but that's no good for people who aren't familiar with Linux or the console at all.
So another month passes by during which I tweak the system to be as perfect as I'll ever get it to be. Today I spent the last 4 hours on it. App descriptions, menu items, language packs, browser extensions, documented personal help files, etc. etc. etc. This is it, this is as perfect as I can make MX Linux for any terminal shy beginner as well as professional non-linux user. Friggen awesome, so let's go ahead and create the snapshot now ... zero errors anywhere ... finished with success message and prompt to move to live usb creation.
Alright, looking good looking good (rubbing my hands together grinning from ear to ear). Now the live usb is being created ... zero errors anywhere ... creation ends with success message. Alright, we're done, let's boot up the live stick on another system to make sure everything is as perfect as it appeared to be.
Booting up the live stick, select language mode with F2, continue to boot ... zero errors anywhere ... desktop looks as it should. check all menu items, power up various apps, check docs and other custom help, check contents of customized cherrytree app, etc. Perfect, not a problem to be found anywhere. Clicking on install MX Linux icon, installation begins ...
Installation went without a hitch ... zero problems anywhere ... rebooting now, unmounting file system and unmounting disks, screen stops for a few seconds, then reboot commences and I end up with (see images):
At this point I believe there has to be a flaw in MX Linux Snapshot
Like I said, I can easily fix the problem with the boot repair disk which actually proves that there's nothing wrong with the Operating System itself. Somehow, for whatever reason, the installation of Grub fails during the installation. The OS itself is perfectly fine. Now I'll say this much though, ever since the past 2 or 3 months ago the snapshot installation changed. NOW there's a grub message right toward the beginning of the installation where the boot location can be selected. BEFORE, on earlier versions of the snapshot installation, the snapshot completed almost all the way without any Grub prompts until the very end. Somewhere in those installation adjustments from 3 months ago until today the developers of MX Linux (who never appear to show up on this forum) must have caused something to break. Aaaargh, I'm beyond frustrated at this point ... :(
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