[SOLVED] installation fail / grub-pc

overkill22 · 2014-04-10 13:24:04

i m trying to install from usb the distro, md5sum is ok.
the grub installation failed.

the grub-pc package failed to intsall into /target/

i m using now the live usb because dont have a SO on my notebook anymore... sorry but also the keyboard layout is different, very difficoult for me to write...

what do i have to do ?

Last edited by overkill22 (2014-04-11 02:15:00)

damo · 2014-04-10 18:27:47

To switch between US/GB layouts when running Live, just click the icon in the systray (top right)

Use sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales, and then sudo dpgk-reconfigure keyboard-configuration for the keyboard

You can try installing grub using this method: How to chroot into #! on disk when you can not boot via grub, but I'm not sure how that would work with a failed installation

overkill22 · 2014-04-11 02:14:02

thank you for the answer.
I have an IT keyboard, and by default is not present in the distro. I tryed with the command you suggest but failed.

I tryed also to follow the guide in the link, but failed.
I saw that there is a problem if we attempt to do the installation with italian language. So I tryed the english but failed again.
In the same time I was not able to find proper info about this problem, so I open this topic.
I was using multisystem for make the install USB. That didn't work.
Had a Ubuntu live cd, and with that I download again the #! iso and did the USB following this guide how to prepare an ISO to USB. Install the english version and it WORKS !

I didn't follow the guide about how to prepare and iso to USB because I already know how. there are many programs that can do that.
I think that it would be better if on the download page is clearly write that the USB must be create using that method.

sorry for open a post for a known problem !

damo · 2014-04-11 02:21:42

overkill22 wrote:

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I didn't follow the guide about how to prepare and iso to USB because I already know how. there are many programs that can do that.
I think that it would be better if on the download page is clearly write that the USB must be create using that method.

On the downloads page it says

When your download has finished, you might like to take a look at the How To prepare an ISO to USB - Linux & Windows Instructions. If you experience any issues, just ask on the forums. Happy CrunchBangin'!

Glad you got it sorted out smile

overkill22 · 2014-04-11 02:26:08

damo wrote:

overkill22 wrote:
...snipped...
I didn't follow the guide about how to prepare and iso to USB because I already know how. there are many programs that can do that.
I think that it would be better if on the download page is clearly write that the USB must be create using that method.
On the downloads page it says
When your download has finished, you might like to take a look at the How To prepare an ISO to USB - Linux & Windows Instructions. If you experience any issues, just ask on the forums. Happy CrunchBangin'!
Glad you got it sorted out

thank you !

sorry, I'm italian with a no good english, reading that I understand that if I need to know how to create a bootable USB I can go that link... but I know already how to create a bootable USB (but didn't know that with #! the traditional way is not working).

BTW thank you for the support !!! now I can start to learn how to use this minimal distro, I'm not very confident with terminal line and non-graphic environment but I would like to improve big_smile

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