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## Using dd to usb

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### Re: Using dd to usb

by vsido » Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:44 pm

To answer your question regarding fstab, yes it set it up correctly on both the bootable sdb1 partition and on the unbootable sda1 partition
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### Re: Using dd to usb

by vsido » Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:45 am

One other note on this regarding my installs. When the sdb1 install is successful, it correctly picks up the install on sda1 during the grub-install grub update portion... and the uuid is correct, without a doubt
If I try to boot to that install, it does a soft reboot instead.. just recycles back through the bios and back to the grub menu
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### Re: Using dd to usb

by vsido » Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:02 am

The following are the log files requested for both a successful and unsuccessful install
refracta full debug log file of sda1 failed install with MBR going to sda
http://hastebin.com/arotiqanoj.md
fstab created by that install
http://hastebin.com/jidayequze.mel
Image showing all partition information
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refracta full debug log file of sdb1 successful install with MBR going to sda
http://hastebin.com/upeputaqet.md
fstab created by that install
http://hastebin.com/hevolepeci.mel
Image showing all partition information
Please let me know what additional info you may need...
FYI jedi has two laptops where there is only a sda setup and this is happening on
He is now installing and getting a full debuq info for reference
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### Re: Using dd to usb

by jedi » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:26 am

Ok, as ordered VastOne...
This install was done on a T400 Thinkpad.
I chose a separate '/home' partition, a separate root partition labeled '/'. I chose no swap. It rebooted fine after the install this time.
Twilight Zone indeed...
Here is the fstab... http://hastebin.com/yerubucupa.rb
Here is the refractainstaller_error.log... http://hastebin.com/rafadaruhe.diff
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### Re: Using dd to usb

by fsmithred » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:10 am

Wow. OK. Both error logs look good to me. The fstabs look good, too, assuming that the screenshots were taken early in the install process, before the root partition got a new filesystem and a new uuid.
If you're any good with grub command line, you could play around with trying to boot to sda1 manually, to see if some special incantation brings you there. Or play with hard drive order in the bios. What hardware are you running? Can you tell I'm grasping for straws? Check your power supply? (spontaneous reboot made me think of that.)
Looks like jedi just posted again. I'll have a look at the log.

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### Re: Using dd to usb

by vsido » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:14 am

Jedi is getting all good installs now...
Mine is HW related somehow on a very old machine... not too concerned about it
It is a non issue to me now and I apologize for all of the bandwidth and time taken on this... It sure has made my week chaotic..
Thanks for all your help fsmithred and jedi!
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### Re: Using dd to usb

by fsmithred » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:19 am

No clue. If you do more installs, keep using the debug option, and if you get one that fails, maybe we'll find something.
Edit: Don't feel bad. I've had similar experiences (inconsistent behavior), and if we can pin down this weird ****, I'd be happy.

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