Re: 2 problems with installation regarding network config and boot loaders
Chris Tillman <tillman@azstarnet.com> writes:
> > Proposed solution, either put pppoe in the base install
Too late for that...
> > or provide an
> > opt out in network configuration.
>
> Well, you can opt out of it. You just don't get reasonable next-step
> defaults any more, i.e. you have to skip manually down to the
> succeeding steps because the installer is convinced you're crazy.
Actually, I think if you configure your network manually *before* this
step it will be content and skip over it. It will keep bringing up
the net confrig only if there's not already a network configured.
> > Secondly, I have multiple versions installed on multiple partitions and
> > GRUB is my friend. There does not appear to be an option (I believe
> > there used to be) where I can say "I already have a boot loader" and "
> > no I don't want to install one".
> >
> > Proposed solution, put an option in the make bootable section for "I
> > already have a boot loader", or better yet, include grub (probably not
> > going to happen this late in the release cycle :-/ ).
>
> You got that right. I'm sure it will be an option (at least) in the
> following release.
It's not a bad idea to add a switch for "skip installing a boot
loader, I'll do it manually" on that screen where it asks what
boot-loader you wanna add. Anyone care to do this?
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...Adam Di Carlo..<adam@onshore-devel.com>...<URL:http://www.onshored.com/>
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