IFL fails to boot restored image of Debian 12
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 1:43 pm
I'm trying to use IFL 3.64 to image a running Debian 12 installation from one Dell 7480 notebook to another identical system.
I created a fresh IFL bootable flash with default settings.
From the IFL GUI, I choose the defaults and save the image file.
It is about 5 G in size.
The image is "entire drive", which consists of 3 partitions:
MBR0 Active 01 243220 MiB ext2/3/4
MBR1 Partition 02 976 MiB Extended
Volume (0280) 976 MiB Linux Swap
On the target system, from the IFL GUI, take the defaults, and restore to entire drive.
The restore process takes about 30 seconds, which seems impossible for a 5 GiB image.
The system fails to boot after the restore completes. The BIOS does not see any boot devices, and tries PXE and then fails.
I searched the KB, but didn't find any recent guidance on non-default options required for Linux imaging or restore. Is there anything about Debian 12 that would affect partitioning and the image / restore process?
I created a fresh IFL bootable flash with default settings.
From the IFL GUI, I choose the defaults and save the image file.
It is about 5 G in size.
The image is "entire drive", which consists of 3 partitions:
MBR0 Active 01 243220 MiB ext2/3/4
MBR1 Partition 02 976 MiB Extended
Volume (0280) 976 MiB Linux Swap
On the target system, from the IFL GUI, take the defaults, and restore to entire drive.
The restore process takes about 30 seconds, which seems impossible for a 5 GiB image.
The system fails to boot after the restore completes. The BIOS does not see any boot devices, and tries PXE and then fails.
I searched the KB, but didn't find any recent guidance on non-default options required for Linux imaging or restore. Is there anything about Debian 12 that would affect partitioning and the image / restore process?