From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 01:52:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Pierre B To: voidlinux Message-Id: <12f56cea-a698-488c-8a85-9330d8f6c2c2@googlegroups.com> Subject: failure to boot after install MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_Part_732_1253217102.1493887944045" ------=_Part_732_1253217102.1493887944045 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_733_1139235944.1493887944045" ------=_Part_733_1139235944.1493887944045 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have strange case of a machine where Voidlinux fails to install correctly. Let me start by saying that I'm using Voidlinux on several computers/VMs and I'm now getting used to setting it up. Still there is this one computer where I can't figure out what's going on. I'm installing the OS to a usb stick and the computer in question is a Core2Quad running on a X38 motherboard. Also note that a different flavor of Linux installs and runs fine on it. The install procedure itself completes without error: What happens afterward it that the PC freezes at the bios level. After processor detection, freeze occurs at memory count, only the letter "M" is displayed: Void-installer boots fine but as soon as the key with newly installed Void is plugged in during BIOS screen it freezes. I tried reinstalling grub manually with verbose output and it doesn't throw an error: Just a bit curious about this part --prefix '(,msdos1)/boot/grub' Shouldn't there be a device before the comma ? Digging a bit deeper, I analyzed MBR on that key after dumping it into nonworking.mbr file: What strikes me is that huge part full of zero from offsets 10 to 50. Comparing to a working installation there is plenty of data in that area. Images were also uploaded here: http://imgur.com/a/deBq0 So I'm turning to your expertise. If you have any idea or hint I'm all ears. ------=_Part_733_1139235944.1493887944045 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have strange case of a machine where Voidlinux fails to = install correctly.

Let me start by saying that I'm u= sing Voidlinux on several computers/VMs and I'm now getting used to set= ting it up.
Still there is this one computer where I can't fi= gure out what's going on. I'm installing the OS to a usb stick and = the computer in question is a Core2Quad running on a X38 motherboard.
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Also note that a different flavor of Linux installs and runs fine on i= t.

The install procedure itself completes without = error:





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What happens afterwa= rd it that the PC freezes at the bios level. After processor detection, fre= eze occurs at memory count, only the letter "M" is displayed:


Void-installer boots fine but as s= oon as the key with newly installed Void is plugged in during BIOS screen i= t freezes.

I tried reinstalling grub manually with= verbose output and it doesn't throw an error:

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Just a bit curious about this part=C2=A0--prefix '(,msd= os1)/boot/grub'
Shouldn't there be a device before the comma ?

Digging a bit deeper, I analyzed MBR on that key aft= er dumping it into nonworking.mbr file:

What strike= s me is that huge part full of zero from offsets 10 to 50. Comparing to a w= orking installation there is plenty of data in that area.


Images were also uploaded here:=C2=A0http://imgur.com/a/d= eBq0


So I'm turning to your expertise.

<= p class=3D"separator" style=3D"clear: both;">If you have any idea or hint I= 'm all ears.


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