Bug#352338: installation-report: Append Debian boot sector to Windows boot.ini
Package: installation-reports
Version: 2.12
Severity: wishlist
-- Package-specific info:
Boot method: CD
Image version:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso
(download 2006-02-11 around 11:00 Europe/Helsinki)
Date: 2006-02-11 around 11:00 Europe/Helsinki
Machine: DIY PC with ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Gold motherboard, AMD Sempron 2800+
(SDA) processor, 1.5 GB RAM, Samsung 120 GB SATA disk, Samsung SyncMaster
940B flat display, LG DVD RAM, LG DVD ROM, Sound Blaster Liv 5.1 Digital
sound card
Partitions:
Tied.järj. Tyyppi 1K-lohkot Käytetty Vapaana Käy% Liitospiste
/dev/sda2 ext3 14421376 2030500 11658312 15% /
/dev/sda5 ext3 48403172 136708 45807720 1% /home
tmpfs tmpfs 453376 0 453376 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs tmpfs 453376 132 453244 1% /dev
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [0]
Detect network card: [0]
Configure network: [0]
Detect CD: [0]
Load installer modules: [0]
Detect hard drives: [0]
Partition hard drives: [0]
Create file systems: [0]
Mount partitions: [0]
Install base system: [0]
Install boot loader: [0]
Installed system ok: [0]
Comments:
It would be even easier to co-install with Windows
if the installer would have option to automatically keep
the Windows MBR and perform the following process:
1. install grub (or whatever boot manager) in root partition
2. mount the windows partition to, say, /mnt
3. copy the boot sector with dd if=/dev/xxx of=/mnt/xxx-bootsect.bin
4. append to /mnt/boot.ini a line C:\xxx-bootsect.bin="Debian Etch
(testing)"
5. unmount /mnt
At least te installer I used had ntfs modules on board
and I always have to remember to do the above manually
before rebooting after installation, because I want to keep
the Windows MBR. Before I even had to go via rescue
do do such things which could be made automatic
with little trouble (maybe little trouble, I am not aware
of the internals of the installer)
Juhani Saastamoinen
FL, laillistettu teknomatemaatikko
juhani_saastamoinen@hotmail.com
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