Bug 105483 - Grub should always install on boot partitition
Summary: Grub should always install on boot partitition
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: SUSE LINUX 10.0
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Installation (show other bugs)
Version: Beta 2
Hardware: Other All
: P5 - None : Enhancement
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Assignee: Jiri Srain
QA Contact: Klaus Kämpf
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Reported: 2005-08-18 12:53 UTC by Stephan Binner
Modified: 2005-08-18 19:12 UTC (History)
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Description Stephan Binner 2005-08-18 12:53:43 UTC 
Rather than asking whether Grub should be installed on MBR or boot partition 
it should always write to the boot partition and has an option to install to 
MBR additionally (default on). Useful for chainloading when another boot 
loader gets installed into MBR for example.
Comment 1 Jiri Srain 2005-08-18 13:29:38 UTC 
GRUB always installs also to boot sector of /boot partition (see 
generated /etc/grub.con). 
 
The problem is that it installed also when /boot was on XFS (which doesn't 
have enough space in its boot sector). 
 
Fixed not to install it there in case of XFS. Check with Beta3.
Comment 2 Stephan Binner 2005-08-18 19:12:32 UTC 
> GRUB always installs also to boot sector of /boot partition 
 
That's really not guessable for the user from the current GUI representation 
with radio buttons suggesting an exclusive choice or from the help text.