Re: "cannot create /boot/grub/grub.cfg.new: Read-only file system" on a Power Mac G5

Hi Ilko,

Le Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 02:56:25PM +0300, ilko Iliev a écrit :
>  Thanks for the suggestion but regarding:   >You must install the 
>  package “hfsprogs”, then run:
>>
>># umount /boot/grub
>># fsck.hfs -y /dev/sda2
>># mount -a
>># dpkg-configure -a
>
>
>   Unfortunately that doesn't work because I can't install absolutely anything, it always fails with the same error as stated in OP:  sudo apt-get install hfsprogs
>
>Reading package lists... Done
>Building dependency tree... Done
>Reading state information... Done
>The following packages will be REMOVED:
>
> linux-image-6.1.0-9-powerpc64

That’s what everyone including me missed: that you were first purging 
this package for some reason. Either try to re-install it first (but I 
suspect it will still try to change the grub config):

   apt-get install linux-image-6.1.0-9-powerpc64

Or just download hfsprogs and install it manually:

   apt-get install --download-only hfsprogs
   sudo dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/hfsprogs*.deb

Or if apt-get still does not work, just download it manually from here:

https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=hfsprogs

and install it with "dpkg -i" as above.

Then follow Adrian’s advices.

Regards.
-- Benjamin