Bug 63771

Summary: Boot loader attempts to install boot loader to USB floppy (/dev/sda)
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Richard Black <richard.black>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Jeremy Katz <katzj>
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE QA Contact: Mike McLean <mikem>
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Description Richard Black 2002-04-18 16:56:54 UTC 
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Description of problem:
Both lilo and grub attempt to install the boot loader to /dev/sda (usb floppy) 
vs. /dev/cciss/c0d0.

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use USB floppy to boot installer (bootnet.img) rh73-beta4
2. kernel loads and detects USB floppy
3. install completes normally

Actual Results:  Boot loader (both lilo and grub) attempts to install boot 
loader to /dev/sda which is the USB floppy (floppy is write protected).  System 
does not boot because there is no boot loader.

Expected Results:  Boot loader should have been installed to /dev/cciss/c0d0.

Additional info:

This problem exists in RH72 as well.
Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2002-04-24 16:48:28 UTC 
Jeremy we probably need code to avoid suggesting a block device that is
removable as the location of the MBR.
Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2002-04-24 17:03:28 UTC 
Booting with 'linux nousbstorage' should already work for both Hampton and
Pensacola and the 7.2 anaconda update disk by not loading the usb-storage
module, so that's at least a work-around for now.
Comment 3 Jeremy Katz 2002-05-07 00:15:15 UTC 
Modified in CVS so that removable devices can't be the "MBR" unless you're using
expert mode
Comment 4 Michael Fulbright 2002-12-20 17:38:25 UTC 
Time tracking values updated