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Autor: Hendrik Boom
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A: dng
Asunto: Re: [DNG] Problem installing Devuan-ascii
On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 10:04:36AM +0200, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote:
> Hi Robert
>
>
>
> 14/10/2019 15:38:36 +0700
> Robert Parker <rlp1938@???>:
>
> > My several attempts at installing this on a desktop amd machine in legacy
> > mode do nothing but take me to a grub prompt.
> > Examining the result using system-rescue-cd reveal that no useable
> > partitions were created during the install.
> >
> > I have made a new install of xubuntu-18.04.3, partitioned the way I want.
> > Email from a successful user of Devuan tells me that he installed his
> > Devuan over the top of a Ubuntu system which was partitioned the way he
> > wanted it. Is this possible?
>
> I suggest you could create partitions *before* the installing process, using
> a "live" tool such is:
> https://gparted.org/livecd.php
>
> Then install using these partitions.


That's likely a valid workaround.
But is there perhaps a problem with the ascii installer?
Or should I see the phrase "legacy mode" as a red flag?

-- hendrik

>
>
> > After 10 years of happy use of ubuntu variants, somewhere between systemd
> > and the snap software installer garbage, ubuntu has been converted into a
> > bigger POS than Windows.
>
> Unfortunately, you are right IMHO
>
> Regards
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