why can't i use grub with an ext3 /boot partition?

["Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>]

  possibly related to an earlier post that discussed grub but, when
installing lenny, if i choose to create a separate, primary partition
for /boot (a long-time habit), if i select ext3 for that partition, i
am not offered the chance to use grub as a bootloader.

  as best i can tell, that /boot partition must be both:

1) set as bootable, and
2) ext2 format

otherwise, i'm stuck with lilo.  is this true?  is there a reason the
debian install can't handle grub and a bootable ext3 partition?  i've
tested this a number of times and it seems that ext3 is the deciding
factor.

rday
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