Bug#238911: grub-installer does not activate MBR, where grub got installed
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: 2004/03/14, download ftp.debian.org
uname -a: Linux linus 2.4.25-1-386 #1 Tue Feb 24 08:11:13 EST 2004 i686
GNU/Linux
Date: 2004/03/19, 16:40
Method: CDROM netinst 100MB (beta 3 of Debian-installer)
Machine: NoName PC
Processor: AMD Duron 900 MHz
Memory: 512 MB
Root Device: /dev/hda12
Root Size/partition table: 3GB
% fdisk -l /dev/hda
Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40037760000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4867 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 128 1028128+ 6 FAT16
/dev/hda2 * 129 1900 14233590 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 129 192 514048+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda6 193 256 514048+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda7 257 517 2096451 83 Linux
/dev/hda8 518 648 1052226 83 Linux
/dev/hda9 649 909 2096451 b W95 FAT32
/dev/hda10 910 1170 2096451 b W95 FAT32
/dev/hda11 1171 1535 2931831 83 Linux
/dev/hda12 1536 1900 2931831 83 Linux
% mount
/dev/hda12 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
/dev/hda1 on /dosc type vfat (rw)
/dev/hda9 on /dosd type vfat (rw)
/dev/hda10 on /dose type vfat (rw)
/dev/hda11 on /pam type ext2 (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
Output of lspci:
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [E]
Reboot: [E]
Comments/Problems:
Reboot used still active old MBR in hda1, not hda2 as seleted in
GRUB configuration dialog: hda0,1. After enabling hda2 as active,
Debian base config came up fine.
Wish: Chain loading old MBR in hda1 would have been nice.
German translation is almost perfect. Good job!
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