Bug#292513: debian-installer: grub doesn't update mbr on both disk
On Friday 28 January 2005 18:18, Christian Perrier wrote:
> Quoting Bozhan Boiadzhiev (edmon@oohaa.net):
> > Christian Perrier wrote:
> > >Quoting Bozhan Boiadzhiev (edmon@oohaa.net):
> > >>Package: debian-installer
> > >>Severity: normal
> > >>
> > >>after succesful instlall i have tried to remove one
> > >>of mu hdd and restart .. old lilo configuration was started.
> > >>i change hdds and debina start with grub.
> > >>i have to manualy install grub on second hdd.
> > >
> > >Why do you expect d-i to update the MBR of the two disks?
> >
> > amm i created raid1 with two disk and when i remove one of the disks
> > pc wont start.
> > becouse grub is isntalled only on one of mbr.
> > and other this i don't know but it will be good if installer can be
> > used as rescue.
>
> OK, so you would like GRUB to install the MBR on both disks when they
> are setup as RAID1. I'm not sure whether this may be done
> automatically, but I'm pretty sure that has already been asked for..:)
I propose to add a note in the manual warning about this. Will do so this
weekend.
Maybe we should also add a dialog in grub-installer about this post-sarge
(unless we can do the dual installation of course).
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