• Debian Bookworm Installation Problem

    From Stephen P. Molnar@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 11 15:30:02 2025
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    I have recently put a new computer into service. It is a Dell Vostro
    3910 running Windows 11. In addition to the C:\ drive , I have a 2TB SSD
    for Linux which the OS found as the D:\ drive.

    The installation went as I have come to expect, until it got to
    formatting the drive. I was presented with a long list of type of
    partition. I tried gpt and started going around in circles. When asked
    if that was my choice i selected 'Yes' and was presented with the list
    of possible partitions again. At this point I aborted the installation.

    I have been using Debian for about twenty years now, and have never
    encountered this situation. I would appreciate some guidance.

    Thanks in advance.

    -- Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. https://insilisochemistry.net Sktpe: smolnar1


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    <p>I have recently put a new computer into service. It is a Dell
    Vostro 3910 running Windows 11. In addition to the C:\ drive , I
    have a 2TB SSD for Linux which the OS found as the D:\ drive.</p>
    <p>The installation went as I have come to expect, until it got to
    formatting the drive. I was presented with a long list of type of
    partition. I tried gpt and started going around in circles. When
    asked if that was my choice i selected 'Yes' and was presented
    with the list of possible partitions again. At this point I
    aborted the installation.</p>
    <p>I have been using Debian for about twenty years now, and have
    never encountered this situation. I would appreciate some
    guidance.</p>
    <p>Thanks in advance.<br>
    </p>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72"><font size="+1">--
    Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D.
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://insilisochemistry.net">https://insilisochemistry.net</a>
    Sktpe: smolnar1</font></pre>
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  • From Eben King@21:1/5 to Stephen P. Molnar on Tue Mar 11 16:20:02 2025
    On 3/11/25 10:19, Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
    I have recently put a new computer into service. It is a Dell Vostro
    3910 running Windows 11. In addition to the C:\ drive , I have a 2TB SSD
    for Linux which the OS found as the D:\ drive.

    The installation went as I have come to expect, until it got to
    formatting the drive. I was presented with a long list of type of
    partition. I tried gpt and started going around in circles. When asked
    if that was my choice i selected 'Yes' and was presented with the list
    of possible partitions again. At this point I aborted the installation.

    I had a bunch of problems getting the installer to make or keep a GPT
    partition table for my last install (12 / Bookworm) too. I think I
    solved it by making the GPT partition table with fdisk, then doing
    manual partitioning. Still got it subtly wrong because the computer
    doesn't boot using UEFI, but at least I'm not subject to MBR's limitations.

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