Install Failure at "grub2_common" scriptlet
by enorbet from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6K4HD)
Please forgive me for posting a question here for what is probably an unsupported system but
1) I'm figuring the Installer method should be nearly identical
2) LQN has some of the best minds on it of any message board I've ever subscribed to
3) Rocky Linux claims it is "Redhat Compatible"
and finally,
4) Since the fail is with simply completing the grub2 bootloader install, it seems rather generic at least to Grub users if not Redhat installers.
I have had success with one trial install on a spinner but after so many fails I chose that drive just because it was somewhat convenient to repartition but hadn't the space I'd prefer for a "real" install let alone the bandwidth I'd prefer with an EVO Pro NVME install.
I literally wiped a working distro all on Drive 0, - /, /boot, and /boot/efi (properly checked and flagged) with the single exception of keeping swap on the spinner.
Anyway I apologize if this is not an appropriate place for such a fundamental question so I will certainly understand if this post is ignored or deleted, but I hope you don't.
All I want is to understand why this fails repeatedly no matter what I try (there is no guidance as to why grub2-common should fail) and by using rEFInd I can even after the fail, manage to boot to an emergency prompt that complains that switch root failed. I have been a SysV guy too long to know much of what to do to fix such a problem especially when no log I've found explains what exactly failed to complete so I can at least attempt to provide what it needs to load actual root. That alone might be a good start.
Thank you in advance for any assistance anyone might render.
1) I'm figuring the Installer method should be nearly identical
2) LQN has some of the best minds on it of any message board I've ever subscribed to
3) Rocky Linux claims it is "Redhat Compatible"
and finally,
4) Since the fail is with simply completing the grub2 bootloader install, it seems rather generic at least to Grub users if not Redhat installers.
I have had success with one trial install on a spinner but after so many fails I chose that drive just because it was somewhat convenient to repartition but hadn't the space I'd prefer for a "real" install let alone the bandwidth I'd prefer with an EVO Pro NVME install.
I literally wiped a working distro all on Drive 0, - /, /boot, and /boot/efi (properly checked and flagged) with the single exception of keeping swap on the spinner.
Anyway I apologize if this is not an appropriate place for such a fundamental question so I will certainly understand if this post is ignored or deleted, but I hope you don't.
All I want is to understand why this fails repeatedly no matter what I try (there is no guidance as to why grub2-common should fail) and by using rEFInd I can even after the fail, manage to boot to an emergency prompt that complains that switch root failed. I have been a SysV guy too long to know much of what to do to fix such a problem especially when no log I've found explains what exactly failed to complete so I can at least attempt to provide what it needs to load actual root. That alone might be a good start.
Thank you in advance for any assistance anyone might render.