On Tuesday 21 August 2018 23:03:29 David Christensen wrote: > On 08/21/2018 07:29 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Tuesday 21 August 2018 22:08:07 Felix Miata wrote: > >> Gene Heskett composed on 2018-08-21 20:29 (UTC-0400): > >>> it will not install grub on anything but /dev/sda. > >> > >> I've been scratching my head trying to remember the details of > >> bootloader installation in debian-installer and coming up nada, > >> except for somehow being able to specify /dev/null as location, let > >> it complain about bootloader installation failure, and not have it > >> corrupt my existing bootloader configuration, which always includes > >> generic/legacy compatible MBR code. > > > > Exactly my concern given the bull in a china shop attitude the > > installer seems to have. > > Are you using the d-i in standard "install" mode, or in "advanced -> > expert" mode? The latter gives you much more control. > > > David
I think I tried that on the first attempt, but the acronyms weren't familiar. So I backed out. -- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
