On 08/09/2011 10:40 AM, Dennis Gilmore wrote: > On Tuesday, August 09, 2011 08:08:33 AM Clyde E. Kunkel wrote: >> On 08/09/2011 02:50 AM, Adam Williamson wrote: >>> On Mon, 2011-08-08 at 23:59 -0400, Clyde E. Kunkel wrote: >>>> Can grub be passed to the installer to prevent grub2 being used as the >>>> bootloader? >>> >>> no. but you could do package customization, de-select grub2, and select >>> grub. (haven't tested this, but it sounds like it might work!) >> >> Actually, I was looking for a way to *not* use grub2 during F16 install >> as it is failing with an unknown error and you can't boot an F16 >> installation without jumping thru a bunch a hoops with a recovery cd. >> >> Would you do package customization during the package selection phase of >> installation? > > if its failing please file a bug. we cant fix the issue if we do not know about > it. > > Dennis > > > Well, I have been trying, filed one bug against grub2 and trying to get an install of 16 booted so I can see if there is anything there to look at. Will get one filed somehow. Suspect that --force has to be used somewhere in the install of the bootloader if the boot partition is other that the MBR partition. I.e., F16 boot on /dev/sdf4 vice /dev/sda where the MBR is located. -- Regards, OldFart -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
