X-Original-To: alpine-user@lists.alpinelinux.org Received: from sonic309-20.consmr.mail.ne1.yahoo.com (sonic309-20.consmr.mail.ne1.yahoo.com [66.163.184.146]) by lists.alpinelinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 658DA5C4F67 for ; Fri, 11 May 2018 14:22:34 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s2048; t=1526048553; bh=1CkJYk8IzhaXMMfAjj8FbiapACDo/i6sFKN4ca9KwPM=; h=Date:From:Reply-To:To:In-Reply-To:References:Subject:From:Subject; b=AGlOqTYT46AO2KljYmbLe19MnwkX7pVQj9vdFAgUEZOfCvJpv4P+FzwZ68Rn9GdUraVPXC0emjvFVj8gX3Hah/XImMGAT4YHBpTHKAAf+dlH2Oo901X7tUB0ArxR81f5L55cpWDcVDeH2+4Dl9iB6Qen4APjbcv3V5CZSXEc8+zyO6JGIewvTAwSCYm8hbp9FE8s1AaWNnRujitWhEc+RCM2v8/CeEKqcFlZymwhiLD0/rSnoofSTpOL0HZmzreuSKUY+Hx7KQXE62vyXn+LSiWxVT4Z422koCfmXOEiXZU1d6sHWqu6uZFBOknFLUX0yctNTj2t7EAzUMm/dRDeSw== X-YMail-OSG: HKMzg5gVM1kAts56mB4.bFcOZjbUnJsRMS8MrSnQqMFjOtXxeRjjLao8bTOnopA 8FzHDJyqR94WGd4qcZn5lMF2sCRXe34Uc58_zG8gpvptpZRctQsIDpmR_hW6VOiCEh_KBDvQijvU RAQTsm3QUqGG9yHEoh3M8OhxVYZdKFYdpKwR8BVjznmdDNHS9R7iKWiFjucyFtfXx.4GLI3iEYx1 UuNxKqDCyyNzY5Uw8UxAyA0Mvi9uNZf763W2GJmwjZBogpXDCjLqQdKHIvh7m9KBUGKfcjMT68SM ULPYYznbDXZiNtjn54i1yZDhVsO2UbWo7jJLPvqeDqVGX46CBWxKBbcBs9QqNXi6fV.KIxfeebEs sDTiykHenvo0t7b1l.XN9gGJPD0_5PJZwYt07P36TXvbsPxpyGgcDCWCfuSh7WevaUY3bhFu6fla lWnsFBZnc5MtJ4xO_FiRL_p26KOam5H5FiZniHk6d5ZzPCzxMXLCr9zyO8E8Zz6bYVu7XZJWLC_Z bM3Zt0ZfmdPctOVAcYzQXgMwGNMrcEPBASc5QyklOMBC3PTplW.rOkjQT5RmHUbJsL3x7otHQtab bD6jtjolu5mBPThHzqRbOOgU0SdVOb3A8WaqKYjkQ_ss- Received: from sonic.gate.mail.ne1.yahoo.com by sonic309.consmr.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with HTTP; Fri, 11 May 2018 14:22:33 +0000 Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 14:22:15 +0000 (UTC) From: Neoklis Kyriazis Reply-To: Neoklis Kyriazis To: "alpine-user@lists.alpinelinux.org" Message-ID: <543879615.180917.1526048535951@mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20180511120441.GA23472@jupiter> References: <1968592378.93823.1526034442405.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1968592378.93823.1526034442405@mail.yahoo.com> <20180511120441.GA23472@jupiter> Subject: Re: [alpine-user] Custom partitioning - cannot get alpine to boot X-Mailinglist: alpine-user Precedence: list List-Id: Alpine Development List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_180916_369454778.1526048535949" X-Mailer: WebService/1.1.11871 YMailNorrin Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:59.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/59.0 ------=_Part_180916_369454778.1526048535949 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Thanks for trying to help, apologies for naive posting ;-) I am trying the 3.7.0 release of Alpine of 2017-11-30. I have not enableded= ge repositories and I (eventually) succeeded with a default installation following setup-alpine. The problem occured when I tried an installation with a manual custom partition. All looks installed, but according to docs I am reponsible for setting up the boot loader manually. This is what I failed to do, don't know enough. I used the grml rescue disk to collect the info below: Here is the output from fdisk -l /dev/sda: WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk = doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted. Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectors Units =3D sectors of 1 * 512 =3D 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 =C2=A0=C2=A0 Device Boot=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Start=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 End=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Blocks= =C2=A0=C2=A0 Id=C2=A0 System /dev/sda1=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 1=C2=A0=C2=A0 234441647=C2=A0=C2=A0 117220823+=C2=A0 ee= =C2=A0 GPT Here is the output of parted -l: Model: ATA KINGSTON SV300S3 (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 120GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Number=C2=A0 Start=C2=A0=C2=A0 End=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Size=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0 File system=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Name=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Fla= gs =C2=A01=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 2097kB=C2=A0 50.3MB=C2=A0 48.2MB=C2= =A0 ext2=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 = primary =C2=A02=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 50.3MB=C2=A0 5000MB=C2=A0 4949MB=C2= =A0 linux-swap(v1)=C2=A0 primary =C2=A03=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 5000MB=C2=A0 15.0GB=C2=A0 10.0GB=C2= =A0 ext4=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 = primary =C2=A04=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 15.0GB=C2=A0 25.0GB=C2=A0 10.0GB=C2= =A0 ext4=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 = primary =C2=A05=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 25.0GB=C2=A0 50.0GB=C2=A0 25.0GB=C2= =A0 ext4=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 = primary =C2=A06=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 50.0GB=C2=A0 100GB=C2=A0=C2=A0 50.0GB= =C2=A0 ext4=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0 primary sda1 is the boot partition, sda3 the root partition and sda5 is home. Other partitions may be used for dual-booting if needed. Here is the listing of /dev/sda (the /boot partition). boot@=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 = =C2=A0ldlinux.c32=C2=A0=C2=A0 lost+found/=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 = =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0vesamenu.c32 config-hardened=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 ldlinux.sys=C2=A0=C2=A0 mboot.c32= =C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2= =A0vmlinuz-hardened extlinux.conf=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 libcom32.c32=C2=A0 menu.= c32 initramfs-hardened=C2=A0 libutil.c32=C2=A0=C2=A0 System.map-hardened Here is the content of extlinux.conf: # Generated by update-extlinux 6.04_pre1-r1 DEFAULT menu.c32 PROMPT 0 MENU TITLE Alpine/Linux Boot Menu MENU HIDDEN MENU AUTOBOOT Alpine will be booted automatically in # seconds. TIMEOUT 30 LABEL hardened =C2=A0 MENU DEFAULT =C2=A0 MENU LABEL Linux hardened =C2=A0 LINUX vmlinuz-hardened =C2=A0 INITRD initramfs-hardened =C2=A0 APPEND root=3DUUID=3D4c981da2-57cc-4e87-84a5-ea2e443d4370 modules=3D= sd-mod,usb-storage,ext4 nomodeset quiet rootfstype=3Dext4 MENU SEPARATOR The boot process stalls right at the beginning, e.g. the bios doesn't find a boot loader on sda (the SSD) so it tries the other alternatives (cdrom=20 and PXE boot) and then it stops, asking me to reboot and select another=20 boot device. --Best Regards Neoklis - Ham Radio Call:5B4AZ http://www.5b4az.org/ ------=_Part_180916_369454778.1526048535949 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi

Thanks for trying to help, apologies for naive posting ;-)
<= div>

I am trying the 3.7.0 release of Alpine= of 2017-11-30. I have not enabled
edge repositories and = I (eventually) succeeded with a default installation
following setup-alp= ine. The problem occured when I tried an installation
with a manual cust= om partition. All looks installed, but according to docs
I am reponsible= for setting up the boot loader manually. This is what I
failed to do, d= on't know enough.

I used the grml rescue disk to collect the info be= low:

Here is the output from fdisk -l /dev/sda:

WARNING: GPT = (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't suppo= rt GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes<= br>255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectorsUnits =3D sectors of 1 * 512 =3D 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physica= l): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 by= tes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot &nb= sp;    Start        = End      Blocks   Id  System
/d= ev/sda1           &n= bsp;   1   234441647   117220823+  ee&nb= sp; GPT


Here is the output of parted -l:

Model: ATA KINGS= TON SV300S3 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 120GB
Sector size (logical/physical= ): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   = End     Size    File system  &= nbsp;  Name     Flags
 1   =    2097kB  50.3MB  48.2MB  ext2   &= nbsp;        primary
 2 &nb= sp;    50.3MB  5000MB  4949MB  linux-swap(v1)=   primary
 3      5000MB  15.0GB=   10.0GB  ext4        &nb= sp;   primary
 4      15.0GB&nbs= p; 25.0GB  10.0GB  ext4       =      primary
 5      2= 5.0GB  50.0GB  25.0GB  ext4     &nb= sp;      primary
 6    = ;  50.0GB  100GB   50.0GB  ext4   &= nbsp;        primary

sda1 is the = boot partition, sda3 the root partition and sda5 is home.
Other partitio= ns may be used for dual-booting if needed.


Here is the listing o= f /dev/sda (the /boot partition).

boot@     &nbs= p;          ldlinux.c32   lost= +found/            vesamenu.c3= 2
config-hardened     ldlinux.sys   mboot.= c32               &n= bsp;vmlinuz-hardened
extlinux.conf        = libcom32.c32  menu.c32
initramfs-hardened  libutil.c32 &n= bsp; System.map-hardened

Here is the content of extlinux.conf:
# = Generated by update-extlinux 6.04_pre1-r1
DEFAULT menu.c32
PROMPT 0MENU TITLE Alpine/Linux Boot Menu
MENU HIDDEN
MENU AUTOBOOT Alpine = will be booted automatically in # seconds.
TIMEOUT 30
LABEL hardened<= br>  MENU DEFAULT
  MENU LABEL Linux hardened
  LINUX = vmlinuz-hardened
  INITRD initramfs-hardened
  APPEND root= =3DUUID=3D4c981da2-57cc-4e87-84a5-ea2e443d4370 modules=3Dsd-mod,usb-storage= ,ext4 nomodeset quiet rootfstype=3Dext4

MENU SEPARATOR


Th= e boot process stalls right at the beginning, e.g. the bios doesn't finda boot loader on sda (the SSD) so it tries the other alternatives (cdrom <= br>and PXE boot) and then it stops, asking me to reboot and select another =
boot device.

--
Best Regards
Neoklis - Ham Radio Call:5B4AZ
http://www.5b4az.org= /

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