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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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