Public bug reported:
The Gutsy installer isn't clear about how to install the Bootloader to a
partition other then the MBR. You have a button called Advanced which
brings up the boot loader options. This is completely opaque. The button
should say Boot Options which is clear, not Advanced which means
absolutely nothing. When you get to the Advanced page it says (hd0) with
no alternatives. To change the bootloader to your root partition you
have to know which partition you designated for /. You also have to know
that Grub numbers partitions differently than /etc/fstab, i.e. if root
is on /dev/hda9 then grub sees it as hd8. Redhat has a button that
selects the root partition, this is the right solution. The best
solution would be to put the two options, MBR and Root, out in the open
not on some hidden page. Stomping on an existing setup without asking is
the sort of thing Microsoft does, it's unacceptable for Linux distro to
behave that way.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Bootloader options aren't clear
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153615
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