On Mon, 24 May 2021 20:46:06 -0500
o1bigtenor via Dng <dng@???> wrote:

> On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 4:51 PM o1bigtenor <o1bigtenor@???>
> wrote:
> >
> > Greetings
> >
> > Tried a migration from Debian Buster to Beowulf - - - nope.
> > Downloaded the DVD and got almost all the way through the install.
> > Got stuck when the install demands a place to install grub and this
> > is an EFI setup.
> >
>
> Thought I'd check things.
> You bet - - - - had it on legacy boot not efi boot.
> Changed that and did another install.
> At the boot after install - - - oops - - - no joy.
>
> Complaints of no run init: can't execute /sbin/init: no such file or
> directory.
>
> Now this I have no ideas on how to fix - - - - please advise.
>
> (This is using the devuan dvd to install from. If this doesn't work
> - - - - well - - - I'm now out of my depth!)

For my clean install of Beowulf, I had to use Expert Mode to get the
EFI boot choice. Having Legacy Mode on or off in BIOS made no
difference.

You also need a dedicated EFI partition (type ef00, EFI System type)
formatted FAT32 mounted on /boot/efi which should show in the installer
partitioner tool. You don't need a dedicated /boot partition. The boot
folder under / is sufficient.

Thoroughly study the install instructions, especially about setting up
efi.

B