Bug#355347: Installation report
reassign 355347 grub-installer
retitle 355347 Should suggest installing an MBR when installing GRUB on a partition
thanks
> This was done on a 30GB EIDE drive. I chose to install GRUB in the
> superblock of my root volume, which placed it beyond cylinder 1024.
>
> This left the system unbootable.
>
> So I started the installer in rescue mode, installed the "mbr"
> package, ran "install-mbr /dev/hda", and rebooted. This time GRUB came
> up properly, and so did the rest of the system.
>
> I suggest that if I choose not to install GRUB in the MBR, the
> installer should offer to install an MBR. (If memory serves, certain
> previous Debian installation systems did this.)
This leaves us with a suggestion for grub-installer...
Reassigning the bug report properly. Many thanks for your tests and
suggestions.
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