Bug#257236: Grub will not find other OSs on the disk
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Beta 4
uname -a: linux debian 2.4.25-1-386 #2 wed Apr 14 19:38
Date: 02-07-2004
Method: CDROM - network install
Machine: DELL Latitude D400
Processor:
Memory:
Root Device: /dev/hda
Root Size/partition table:
fdisk:
/dev/discs/disc0/part1 1 7 Dell Utilitiy
2 8 900 HPFS/NTFS
3 891 1581 OpenBSD
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [x]
Configure network HW: [x]
Config network: [x]
Detect CD: [x]
Load installer modules: [x]
Detect hard drives: [x]
Partition hard drives: [x]
Create file systems: [x]
Mount partitions: [x]
Install base system: [x]
Install boot loader: [x]
Reboot: [x]
Comments/Problems:
fdisk:
/dev/discs/disc0/part1 1 7 Dell Utilitiy
2 8 900 HPFS/NTFS
3 891 1581 OpenBSD
Grub wouldn't want to see these partitions, though - when booting from
GRUB-boot-floppy - they are visible and bootable.
The only available boot option is Debian / Debian recovery.
Some of our friends wanting double-boot will surely assume that their
install has eaten up Windows (it hasn't).
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