Dev1 Galaxy Forum / GRUB update renders the machine unbootable

Re: GRUB update renders the machine unbootable

dummy@example.com (spartrekus) — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:19:53 +0000

I found a work around is to install grub with dd.
It works and it is reliable.

The grub of devuan has some bugs, sometimes it works, sometimes not.

you can install anyhow with the classic debootstrap:
https://github.com/spartrekus/devuan-installation

Re: GRUB update renders the machine unbootable

dummy@example.com (zephyr) — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 11:19:10 +0000

Copper36 wrote:
One more question - after I had put them on hold I do not see any changes in their status in Synaptic. It is still in the "upgreadable" list. Is it how it's supposed to be?

Make sure package(s) is on hold by running...

sudo apt-mark showhold

You should get a list of held packages and will stay that way until you run...

sudo apt-mark unhold

Here is some useful info...
https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/apt … .8.en.html

cheers

zephyr

Re: GRUB update renders the machine unbootable

dummy@example.com (Copper36) — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 02:39:47 +0000

Thank you zephyr,

One more question - after I had put them on hold I do not see any changes in their status in Synaptic. It is still in the "upgreadable" list. Is it how it's supposed to be?

Thank you.

Re: GRUB update renders the machine unbootable

dummy@example.com (zephyr) — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 13:45:40 +0000

Copper36 wrote:
I do not see how I could block their update via Synaptic, but probably there is a way to do it in a terminal straight with apt.

To block a package use...

sudo apt-mark hold

to unblock or unhold

sudo apt-mark unhold

Hope this helps and what you are asking for!

cheers

zephyr

GRUB update renders the machine unbootable

dummy@example.com (Copper36) — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 03:50:30 +0000

Hi,
Not sure if this qualifies for a bug - Devuan ASCII 64bit is installed on an iMac 5.2 and runs OK until GRUB update. There are 6 packages version 2.02~beta3-5 intended to upgrade to 2.02~beta3-5+deb9u1. Some (or maybe all) of them are the culprit. I do not see how I could block their update via Synaptic, but probably there is a way to do it in a terminal straight with apt.
So. If there is an easy way to fix it, I'd be glad to follow it. I'm just afraid I might forget about these packages and update them automatically some time...

Thank you.