Re: F17 bootloader error

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On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 17:51 -0600, David Lehman wrote:
> On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 11:41 -0600, Mike Chambers wrote:
> > When trying to do test install against F17Alpha TC2, during partition
> > layout, I get error below...
> > 
> > "you have not created a bootloader stage1 target device"
> > 
> > I have F16 installed on here, and even reformatted the disks to GPT
> > before I installed F16.  So using same partitions as installed like I
> > always do should just work.  So hoping this a install issue and not a
> > "me" issue LOL.
> 
> If you are using a GPT disklabel on a BIOS/non-EFI system with grub2 you
> will need a "BIOS Boot" partition of 1MB, preferably as the first
> partition on the disk. This error message sucks -- I know. It will
> hopefully be a bit clearer in time for beta.

I don't have a BIOS boot partition now on F16 and it had to be GPT when
I first installed it. So what's the difference and do I *have* to have
it on F17 because of a change?


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Mike Chambers
Madisonville, KY

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