unable to install GRUB in dummy on debian stretch in DELL PRECISION 5510

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I am trying do dual-boot my Dell Precision 5510 (1TB PCIe SSD), that came with windows 10, adding Debian stretch.

First, I have disabled fast startup of windows and then and disabled secure boot. Then, when installing Debian from a bootable USB stick, in some moment, it prompt the windows installing grub boot loader. It shows the message looking for other operation systems for around half an hour and finally prompt the window error unable to install grub in dummy, executing grub-install dummy failed, fatal error. Hope someone can give a hand.

asked Dec 9 '16 at 17:52

Erick Chacon

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Welcome to SU , are you using a gpt table?
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 18:21

Sorry for the answer, explicitly I did not manage anything of a gpt table. But I think that the debian installer manage that when UEFI mode is recognized. If my answer is wrong, please guide me.
– Erick Chacon
Dec 9 '16 at 18:29

Boot from a Linux Live USB/CD to repair the existing installation , Create a new partition flagged bios_grub Size = 1 M , Then create the chroot environment to reinstall grub , if you don't have a linux live USB reinstall Debian , do not forget to add the bios_grub partition
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 18:38

Then, should I finish this installation (I have cancelled that) and then do what you suggest?
– Erick Chacon
Dec 9 '16 at 18:57

Reinstall the system , Create the swap , root , bios_ grub partition .... the grub bootloader will be installed correctly on your dd
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 19:34

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I am trying do dual-boot my Dell Precision 5510 (1TB PCIe SSD), that came with windows 10, adding Debian stretch.

asked Dec 9 '16 at 17:52

Erick Chacon

10113

Welcome to SU , are you using a gpt table?
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 18:21

Sorry for the answer, explicitly I did not manage anything of a gpt table. But I think that the debian installer manage that when UEFI mode is recognized. If my answer is wrong, please guide me.
– Erick Chacon
Dec 9 '16 at 18:29

Boot from a Linux Live USB/CD to repair the existing installation , Create a new partition flagged bios_grub Size = 1 M , Then create the chroot environment to reinstall grub , if you don't have a linux live USB reinstall Debian , do not forget to add the bios_grub partition
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 18:38

Then, should I finish this installation (I have cancelled that) and then do what you suggest?
– Erick Chacon
Dec 9 '16 at 18:57

Reinstall the system , Create the swap , root , bios_ grub partition .... the grub bootloader will be installed correctly on your dd
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 19:34

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I am trying do dual-boot my Dell Precision 5510 (1TB PCIe SSD), that came with windows 10, adding Debian stretch.

asked Dec 9 '16 at 17:52

Erick Chacon

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I am trying do dual-boot my Dell Precision 5510 (1TB PCIe SSD), that came with windows 10, adding Debian stretch.

linux windows-10 boot debian grub

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Erick Chacon

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asked Dec 9 '16 at 17:52

Erick Chacon

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asked Dec 9 '16 at 17:52

Erick Chacon

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Welcome to SU , are you using a gpt table?
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 18:21

Sorry for the answer, explicitly I did not manage anything of a gpt table. But I think that the debian installer manage that when UEFI mode is recognized. If my answer is wrong, please guide me.
– Erick Chacon
Dec 9 '16 at 18:29

Boot from a Linux Live USB/CD to repair the existing installation , Create a new partition flagged bios_grub Size = 1 M , Then create the chroot environment to reinstall grub , if you don't have a linux live USB reinstall Debian , do not forget to add the bios_grub partition
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 18:38

Then, should I finish this installation (I have cancelled that) and then do what you suggest?
– Erick Chacon
Dec 9 '16 at 18:57

Reinstall the system , Create the swap , root , bios_ grub partition .... the grub bootloader will be installed correctly on your dd
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 19:34

|
show 3 more comments

Welcome to SU , are you using a gpt table?
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 18:21

Sorry for the answer, explicitly I did not manage anything of a gpt table. But I think that the debian installer manage that when UEFI mode is recognized. If my answer is wrong, please guide me.
– Erick Chacon
Dec 9 '16 at 18:29

Boot from a Linux Live USB/CD to repair the existing installation , Create a new partition flagged bios_grub Size = 1 M , Then create the chroot environment to reinstall grub , if you don't have a linux live USB reinstall Debian , do not forget to add the bios_grub partition
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 18:38

Then, should I finish this installation (I have cancelled that) and then do what you suggest?
– Erick Chacon
Dec 9 '16 at 18:57

Reinstall the system , Create the swap , root , bios_ grub partition .... the grub bootloader will be installed correctly on your dd
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 19:34

Welcome to SU , are you using a gpt table?
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 18:21

Sorry for the answer, explicitly I did not manage anything of a gpt table. But I think that the debian installer manage that when UEFI mode is recognized. If my answer is wrong, please guide me.
– Erick Chacon
Dec 9 '16 at 18:29

Boot from a Linux Live USB/CD to repair the existing installation , Create a new partition flagged bios_grub Size = 1 M , Then create the chroot environment to reinstall grub , if you don't have a linux live USB reinstall Debian , do not forget to add the bios_grub partition
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 18:38

Then, should I finish this installation (I have cancelled that) and then do what you suggest?
– Erick Chacon
Dec 9 '16 at 18:57

Reinstall the system , Create the swap , root , bios_ grub partition .... the grub bootloader will be installed correctly on your dd
– GAD3R
Dec 9 '16 at 19:34

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For UEFI boot, with GPT, you need not create BIOS BOOT Partition (with BIOS_GRUB flag).
For non-UEFI boot (with BIOS) and with GPT, you need BIOS BOOT Partition.
Read https://wiki.archlinuxjp.org/index.php/GRUB#UEFI_.E3.82.B7.E3.82.B9.E3.83.86.E3.83.A0

I want to know the current boot configuration of your PC.
Boot with Boot-repair and generate Boot-info URL and post the generated URL.

answered Dec 13 '16 at 15:42

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This is the result of using boot-repair. dropbox.com/s/b54brzgo2q390kf/…
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Dec 13 '16 at 16:15

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There seem to be multiple possible causes for this failure. In my case, Debian installer failed to configure /etc/default/grub correctly. The solution I will describe worked for my particular setup on a Thinkpad 13 Gen 2

Setup

Boot mode is "UEFI Only" (check the corresponding setting in the BIOS Setup).

Factory installed Windows 10 booting, obviously, in UEFI mode (check the "BIOS mode" row in System Information, it should say UEFI).

The disk had 3 partitions:
1. EFI System Partition
2. Windows NTFS Partition
3. Recovery Partition

I wanted to keep Windows for a dual boot, so I shrank the Windows partition to get room for Debian (using the Disk Management tool under Windows).

Ran Debian installation from a USB stick. The installer ran in the UEFI mode (there was a text line on the initial splash screen saying "Debian GNU/Linux UEFI Installer menu).

Partitioned the free space on the disk manually:
1. Created a 256MB partition for /boot
2. Created an encrypted volume in the rest of the free space (the encrypted volume is what Debian installer seems to have a problem with during Grub installation later on).
3. Created 3 LVM logical volumes for root, swap, and home.

The installation ran smoothly until the "Install the Grub Boot Loader on a Hard Disk" step, at which the installer failed with the message: "Unable to install GRUB in dummy. Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed.
This is a fatal error."

I skipped the Grub installation step and continued the installation with the next step. The installation finished successfully, but on the reboot no Grub screen was displayed and Windows booted.

Solution

Boot from the installation media from which you installed Debian.

In the initial menu, go to Advanced options -> Rescue mode and go through the configuration process for the rescue mode until you get a shell prompt.

In the shell prompt run:
apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi-amd64

This should fail with the message
grub-install: error: attempt to install to encrypted disk without cryptodisk enabled. Set 'GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y' in file '/etc/default/grub'.

Open /etc/default/grub in an editor (e.g., nano) and add GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y as the last line. Save the file.

Run
apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi-amd64
update-grub

Run exit and reboot.

You should now get a Grub menu with the options to boot Debian and Windows.

UPDATE

I found out that Debian installer ignored the separate /boot partition I created and tried to install Grub to the boot directory on the encrypted root partition. This caused the failure. So, instead of editing /etc/default/grub move the contents of the boot directory to a separate unencrypted /boot partition (note that the EFI Partition is mounted into /boot/efi) and then install Grub normally:
apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi-amd64
update-grub

If you use this solution, you will be prompted only once for a password to decrypt your encrypted partition.

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I want to know the current boot configuration of your PC.
Boot with Boot-repair and generate Boot-info URL and post the generated URL.

answered Dec 13 '16 at 15:42

Kiyoshi Suzuki

This is the result of using boot-repair. dropbox.com/s/b54brzgo2q390kf/…
– Erick Chacon
Dec 13 '16 at 16:15

add a comment |

up vote
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I want to know the current boot configuration of your PC.
Boot with Boot-repair and generate Boot-info URL and post the generated URL.

answered Dec 13 '16 at 15:42

Kiyoshi Suzuki

This is the result of using boot-repair. dropbox.com/s/b54brzgo2q390kf/…
– Erick Chacon
Dec 13 '16 at 16:15

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

I want to know the current boot configuration of your PC.
Boot with Boot-repair and generate Boot-info URL and post the generated URL.

answered Dec 13 '16 at 15:42

Kiyoshi Suzuki

I want to know the current boot configuration of your PC.
Boot with Boot-repair and generate Boot-info URL and post the generated URL.

answered Dec 13 '16 at 15:42

Kiyoshi Suzuki

answered Dec 13 '16 at 15:42

Kiyoshi Suzuki

answered Dec 13 '16 at 15:42

Kiyoshi Suzuki

answered Dec 13 '16 at 15:42

Kiyoshi Suzuki

This is the result of using boot-repair. dropbox.com/s/b54brzgo2q390kf/…
– Erick Chacon
Dec 13 '16 at 16:15

add a comment |

This is the result of using boot-repair. dropbox.com/s/b54brzgo2q390kf/…
– Erick Chacon
Dec 13 '16 at 16:15

This is the result of using boot-repair. dropbox.com/s/b54brzgo2q390kf/…
– Erick Chacon
Dec 13 '16 at 16:15

add a comment |

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Setup

Boot mode is "UEFI Only" (check the corresponding setting in the BIOS Setup).

Factory installed Windows 10 booting, obviously, in UEFI mode (check the "BIOS mode" row in System Information, it should say UEFI).

The disk had 3 partitions:
1. EFI System Partition
2. Windows NTFS Partition
3. Recovery Partition

I wanted to keep Windows for a dual boot, so I shrank the Windows partition to get room for Debian (using the Disk Management tool under Windows).

Ran Debian installation from a USB stick. The installer ran in the UEFI mode (there was a text line on the initial splash screen saying "Debian GNU/Linux UEFI Installer menu).

Partitioned the free space on the disk manually:
1. Created a 256MB partition for /boot
2. Created an encrypted volume in the rest of the free space (the encrypted volume is what Debian installer seems to have a problem with during Grub installation later on).
3. Created 3 LVM logical volumes for root, swap, and home.

The installation ran smoothly until the "Install the Grub Boot Loader on a Hard Disk" step, at which the installer failed with the message: "Unable to install GRUB in dummy. Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed.
This is a fatal error."

I skipped the Grub installation step and continued the installation with the next step. The installation finished successfully, but on the reboot no Grub screen was displayed and Windows booted.

Solution

Boot from the installation media from which you installed Debian.

In the initial menu, go to Advanced options -> Rescue mode and go through the configuration process for the rescue mode until you get a shell prompt.

In the shell prompt run:
apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi-amd64

This should fail with the message
grub-install: error: attempt to install to encrypted disk without cryptodisk enabled. Set 'GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y' in file '/etc/default/grub'.

Open /etc/default/grub in an editor (e.g., nano) and add GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y as the last line. Save the file.

Run
apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi-amd64
update-grub

Run exit and reboot.

You should now get a Grub menu with the options to boot Debian and Windows.

UPDATE

If you use this solution, you will be prompted only once for a password to decrypt your encrypted partition.

edited Apr 24 at 8:59

answered Apr 24 at 7:59

SergiyKolesnikov

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up vote
0
down vote

Setup

Boot mode is "UEFI Only" (check the corresponding setting in the BIOS Setup).

Factory installed Windows 10 booting, obviously, in UEFI mode (check the "BIOS mode" row in System Information, it should say UEFI).

The disk had 3 partitions:
1. EFI System Partition
2. Windows NTFS Partition
3. Recovery Partition

I wanted to keep Windows for a dual boot, so I shrank the Windows partition to get room for Debian (using the Disk Management tool under Windows).

Ran Debian installation from a USB stick. The installer ran in the UEFI mode (there was a text line on the initial splash screen saying "Debian GNU/Linux UEFI Installer menu).

Partitioned the free space on the disk manually:
1. Created a 256MB partition for /boot
2. Created an encrypted volume in the rest of the free space (the encrypted volume is what Debian installer seems to have a problem with during Grub installation later on).
3. Created 3 LVM logical volumes for root, swap, and home.

The installation ran smoothly until the "Install the Grub Boot Loader on a Hard Disk" step, at which the installer failed with the message: "Unable to install GRUB in dummy. Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed.
This is a fatal error."

I skipped the Grub installation step and continued the installation with the next step. The installation finished successfully, but on the reboot no Grub screen was displayed and Windows booted.

Solution

Boot from the installation media from which you installed Debian.

In the initial menu, go to Advanced options -> Rescue mode and go through the configuration process for the rescue mode until you get a shell prompt.

In the shell prompt run:
apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi-amd64

This should fail with the message
grub-install: error: attempt to install to encrypted disk without cryptodisk enabled. Set 'GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y' in file '/etc/default/grub'.

Open /etc/default/grub in an editor (e.g., nano) and add GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y as the last line. Save the file.

Run
apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi-amd64
update-grub

Run exit and reboot.

You should now get a Grub menu with the options to boot Debian and Windows.

UPDATE

If you use this solution, you will be prompted only once for a password to decrypt your encrypted partition.

edited Apr 24 at 8:59

answered Apr 24 at 7:59

SergiyKolesnikov

1114

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

Setup

Boot mode is "UEFI Only" (check the corresponding setting in the BIOS Setup).

Factory installed Windows 10 booting, obviously, in UEFI mode (check the "BIOS mode" row in System Information, it should say UEFI).

The disk had 3 partitions:
1. EFI System Partition
2. Windows NTFS Partition
3. Recovery Partition

I wanted to keep Windows for a dual boot, so I shrank the Windows partition to get room for Debian (using the Disk Management tool under Windows).

Ran Debian installation from a USB stick. The installer ran in the UEFI mode (there was a text line on the initial splash screen saying "Debian GNU/Linux UEFI Installer menu).

Partitioned the free space on the disk manually:
1. Created a 256MB partition for /boot
2. Created an encrypted volume in the rest of the free space (the encrypted volume is what Debian installer seems to have a problem with during Grub installation later on).
3. Created 3 LVM logical volumes for root, swap, and home.

The installation ran smoothly until the "Install the Grub Boot Loader on a Hard Disk" step, at which the installer failed with the message: "Unable to install GRUB in dummy. Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed.
This is a fatal error."

I skipped the Grub installation step and continued the installation with the next step. The installation finished successfully, but on the reboot no Grub screen was displayed and Windows booted.

Solution

Boot from the installation media from which you installed Debian.

In the initial menu, go to Advanced options -> Rescue mode and go through the configuration process for the rescue mode until you get a shell prompt.

In the shell prompt run:
apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi-amd64

This should fail with the message
grub-install: error: attempt to install to encrypted disk without cryptodisk enabled. Set 'GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y' in file '/etc/default/grub'.

Open /etc/default/grub in an editor (e.g., nano) and add GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y as the last line. Save the file.

Run
apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi-amd64
update-grub

Run exit and reboot.

You should now get a Grub menu with the options to boot Debian and Windows.

UPDATE

If you use this solution, you will be prompted only once for a password to decrypt your encrypted partition.

edited Apr 24 at 8:59

answered Apr 24 at 7:59

SergiyKolesnikov

1114

Setup

Boot mode is "UEFI Only" (check the corresponding setting in the BIOS Setup).

Factory installed Windows 10 booting, obviously, in UEFI mode (check the "BIOS mode" row in System Information, it should say UEFI).

The disk had 3 partitions:
1. EFI System Partition
2. Windows NTFS Partition
3. Recovery Partition

I wanted to keep Windows for a dual boot, so I shrank the Windows partition to get room for Debian (using the Disk Management tool under Windows).

Ran Debian installation from a USB stick. The installer ran in the UEFI mode (there was a text line on the initial splash screen saying "Debian GNU/Linux UEFI Installer menu).

Partitioned the free space on the disk manually:
1. Created a 256MB partition for /boot
2. Created an encrypted volume in the rest of the free space (the encrypted volume is what Debian installer seems to have a problem with during Grub installation later on).
3. Created 3 LVM logical volumes for root, swap, and home.

The installation ran smoothly until the "Install the Grub Boot Loader on a Hard Disk" step, at which the installer failed with the message: "Unable to install GRUB in dummy. Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed.
This is a fatal error."

I skipped the Grub installation step and continued the installation with the next step. The installation finished successfully, but on the reboot no Grub screen was displayed and Windows booted.

Solution

Boot from the installation media from which you installed Debian.

In the initial menu, go to Advanced options -> Rescue mode and go through the configuration process for the rescue mode until you get a shell prompt.

In the shell prompt run:
apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi-amd64

This should fail with the message
grub-install: error: attempt to install to encrypted disk without cryptodisk enabled. Set 'GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y' in file '/etc/default/grub'.

Open /etc/default/grub in an editor (e.g., nano) and add GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK=y as the last line. Save the file.

Run
apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi-amd64
update-grub

Run exit and reboot.

You should now get a Grub menu with the options to boot Debian and Windows.

UPDATE

If you use this solution, you will be prompted only once for a password to decrypt your encrypted partition.

edited Apr 24 at 8:59

answered Apr 24 at 7:59

SergiyKolesnikov

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edited Apr 24 at 8:59

answered Apr 24 at 7:59

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answered Apr 24 at 7:59

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answered Apr 24 at 7:59

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