#1 2018-06-18 20:08:49

vjm

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Registered: 2018-06-18

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bad install setup

my system
sda1=SSD boot linux 2.6.28
sdb1=ubuntu9.04
sdb2= where i want install
sdc1=boot usb version=bl-Helium_i386+build2.iso

live mode works fine, went to do install and the system gets stuck when mounting on sda and sda1. it does not even ask where I want to install. the message is mount: mounting /dev/sda1 on /media failed:Invalid argument. so the question is how to install to /dev/sdb2?
thanks

hhh

Gaucho

From: High in the Custerdome

Registered: 2015-09-17

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Re: bad install setup

Maybe a bad transfer of the ISO to USB?

The installer should run something like...

* Choose location
* Detect Hardware
* Configure network
* Partition

This is where you choose "Manual>sdb2>format to ext4>mount point />Done setting up the partition

* Installing the system
* Install GRUB (probably to /dev/sda?)
* Finish, reboot

Are you sure it's sdb2? Check the drive letter/number with Gparted or another tool.

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ohnonot

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Registered: 2015-09-29

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Re: bad install setup

this all sounds very fishy.
the installer defintiely has an option to let you choose where to install to!
my recommednation is to do the partitoning first (when in the live session), and only then start the installer and point tit to the appropriate partition.

remember that partition lettering can change: sdb is not always sdb.
the UUIDs (and vendor/model strings) however should always be the same.

johnraff

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Registered: 2015-09-09

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Re: bad install setup

As the installer starts up there are some mounting error messages that flash by briefly - these have been with us since Hydrogen (maybe on the regular Debian installer too?), but seem harmless and it should quickly go on to the first installer screen. If the installer doesn't even start then you have a different problem.

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hhh

Gaucho

From: High in the Custerdome

Registered: 2015-09-17

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Re: bad install setup

As the installer starts up there are some mounting error messages that flash by briefly - these have been with us since Hydrogen (maybe on the regular Debian installer too?), but seem harmless and it should quickly go on to the first installer screen.

These messages should be about your hard drive not being mounted, which is a good message. You don't want it mounted for the install, and it confirms that the disk is detected.

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vjm

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Registered: 2018-06-18

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Re: bad install setup

thank you all for the help with this issue,
the problem was that when detecting the hardware the message was"your instillation CD-ROM could not be mounted" to fix this I just unplugged the usb stick and plugged it into another usb port and then it found it and the install went as planed. GRUB had a problem with the sdb sdc root so I just used the UUID method and it worked fine..

thanks again