Bug 29498

Summary:	Installer runs LILO without asking for permission
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Need Real Name <pete>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Erik Troan <ewt>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
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Description Need Real Name 2001-02-26 02:23:20 UTC

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Notebook install, but with 'select packages'...  after install, LILO had
been run, without 
asking if I wanted it.  (I didn't of course.  ;)

Reproducible: Didn't try
Steps to Reproduce:
1. notebook install
2. select individual packages (don't know if this is necessary.)
3. complete installation.
	

Actual Results:  My notebook needs lba32, so it wouldn't boot.  

Expected Results:  When asked if I wanted to install a bootstrap loader,
I'd say no, and it would leave things alone, so I could go in with the
existing (other) boot and fix things up.

'linear' doesn't work w/  my notebook (Toshiba Satellite 330CDT), the hard
disk is about 20GB.

Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2001-02-26 04:10:08 UTC

Did you choose automatic or manual partitioning?

May be related to bug 29502.

Comment 2 Need Real Name 2001-02-26 12:34:04 UTC

I chose manual partitioning;  (The machine was already partitioned, w/ several
other installations of Linux on it.)  It ran the druid, and I selected the mount
points.  The wolverine seems to have left the other partitions alone.

Comment 3 Glen Foster 2001-02-26 23:57:19 UTC

We (Red Hat) should really try to resolve this before next release.

Comment 4 sandy 2001-02-27 21:38:05 UTC

Yes, please always add a lilo config option during install.

I've already complained about this type of behaviour.

Comment 5 Preston Brown 2001-02-27 23:41:40 UTC

*** Bug 29729 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6 Need Real Name 2001-02-28 00:43:13 UTC

There is a check-box around the time that discs are partitioned saying "install 
lilo" -- this is checked by default. Perhaps this is the issue?

Comment 7 Erik Troan 2001-02-28 21:34:14 UTC

You can control lilo installation on all types of installs.

Comment 8 Need Real Name 2001-03-01 01:17:02 UTC

I was warned before I overwrote the target partitions, but not when I zapped the
bootstrap loader.
If not a bug, it's still poor design to be inconsistent in this way with
irreversible system changes.
Anyhow, thanks for your time.  The new product is looking nice.