On 9/25/06, Rodolfo Medina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I've just bought 6 DVD's (sources and binaries) of Debian Etch Official, but >> don't manage to install the GRUB boot loader to /dev/hda8, or to /dev/hda7, >> as >> I want. It gives me error message. I've done it hundreds of times with Sarge, >> with never problems: why does this happen now? I don't want the installation >> to >> take place to the master boot record because I want to experiment the new >> Debian version in another partition of my HD, but, as I said, this procedure >> was always perfectly successful the other times. >> >> Any explanation/remedy?
"Everett Attebury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You need to use the expert or expert-gui install method, these will > allow you to select which partition to install GRUB to. Are you > making sure to set the bootable flag during the partitioning? I used the manual partitioning method, and yes, the bootable flag is set to `on'. Thanks, Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
