In gmane.linux.debian.devel.general Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote: > But like lilo it stays out of unallocated (and therefore not backed up) > sectors. The boot block of extlinux is installed in the boot sector > of a partition, and the second stage loader occupies a file within the > partition. It does not use the master boot record. It relies on a > master boot record program to chain load it from the partition boot > sector. (I use the mbr package for that.)
BTW, you can install grub exactly the same way. I usually do this because I absolutely don't like the idea to install something as important as a boot loader into unallocated sectors. Just do "grub-install /dev/sda1" and Grub will adapt its installation procedure accordingly. It's a pity that this isn't documented more prominently... Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/htl90g$hu...@dough.gmane.org
