Re: Etch won't install to /dev/hdax

[Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com>]

On 9/25/06, Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> wrote:

>> I've just bought 6 DVD's (sources and binaries) of Debian Etch Official, but
>> don't manage to install the GRUB boot loader to /dev/hda8, or to /dev/hda7,
>> as
>> I want. It gives me error message. I've done it hundreds of times with Sarge,
>> with never problems: why does this happen now? I don't want the installation
>> to
>> take place to the master boot record because I want to experiment the new
>> Debian version in another partition of my HD, but, as I said, this procedure
>> was always perfectly successful the other times.
>>
>> Any explanation/remedy?



"Everett Attebury" <everettattebury@gmail.com> writes:

> You need to use the expert or expert-gui install method, these will
> allow you to select which partition to install GRUB to.  Are you
> making sure to set the bootable flag during the partitioning?


I used the manual partitioning method, and yes, the bootable flag is set to
`on'.

Thanks,
Rodolfo