Bug#417395: [qji: Debian Installer (Etch RC2) creates bad partition table]

[Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com>]

reassign 417395 debian-installer
thanks

On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 04:39:26PM +0200, Kulyassa Robert wrote:
>
>Package: cdrom
>version: Debian Installer 4.0 "Etch" RC2 DVD (released 19.03.2007.)
>arch: i386
>
>At last weekend I installed Debian into 20 very similar machines. I
>used "install" and "installgui" mode too. The machines discs have
>Windows XP and other Linux partitions. I installed the Etch into 9th
>partitions (/dev/sda9, because there are SATA discs).
>
>After the install (which installed grub), the machines didn't boot from
>HDD! Grub didn't loaded, like there isn't system disc (machine tried
>the next boot device).
>
>I used a DOS floppy and DOS fdisk command, and set "Active partition"
>on NTFS partition (/dev/sda3) and this solveded the problem, now grub
>can load.
>
>THX
>-- 
>qji
>
>
>
>-- 
>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-cd-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
>
>
>
-- 
Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve@einval.com
  Armed with "Valor": "Centurion" represents quality of Discipline,
  Honor, Integrity and Loyalty. Now you don't have to be a Caesar to
  concord the digital world while feeling safe and proud.