Bug 70403

Summary: config GRUB in MBR: existing other ext3/RHL7.3 not offered
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Public Beta Reporter: John Reiser <jreiser>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Jeremy Katz <katzj>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Hardware: i386   
OS: Linux   
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"df" output on limbo: partition config info
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/etc/fstab on limbo
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/etc/grub.conf on limbo
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/etc/grub.conf on co-existing prior RHL7.3 none

Description John Reiser 2002-08-01 03:23:11 UTC 
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Description of problem:
During initial text-mode install to an existing empty partition, DiskDruid
recognized an exisitng old partition with ext3 filesystem, and let me configure
that partition to be mounted as /oldroot and preserve its contents, but did not
recognize it as bootable, and I could not force it into the list of other OS to
boot.  

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Partition a clean /dev/hda into root (hda1 2GB ext3), swap (hda2 0.5GB),
extra (hda3 2.5GB ext3), and install RHL7.3 (Workstation) into hda1.  Use GRUB
in MBR as bootloader.
2. Text-mode install 2nd limbo beta (Personal Workstation) onto hda3, use
DiskDruid, preserve hda1 mounted as /oldroot.  Use GRUB in MBR as bootloader
3.
	

Actual Results:  Only hda3 (new limbo root) is offered as a choice when the
installer sets up OS boot configuration.

Expected Results:  Both hda3 (new limbo root) and hda1 (old RHL7.3 root) should
be listed as bootable and offered to be configured into boot loader menu.

Additional info:
Comment 1 John Reiser 2002-08-01 03:24:51 UTC 
Created attachment 68126 [details]
"df" output on limbo: partition config info
Comment 2 John Reiser 2002-08-01 03:25:43 UTC 
Created attachment 68127 [details]
/etc/fstab on limbo
Comment 3 John Reiser 2002-08-01 03:26:22 UTC 
Created attachment 68128 [details]
/etc/grub.conf on limbo
Comment 4 John Reiser 2002-08-01 03:27:11 UTC 
Created attachment 68129 [details]
/etc/grub.conf on co-existing prior RHL7.3
Comment 5 Michael Fulbright 2002-08-02 16:47:35 UTC 
I think this is working as designed - Jeremy?
Comment 6 Jeremy Katz 2002-08-02 20:26:53 UTC 
Yes, this is exactly as designed.  There's no real good way to tell that a Linux
partition is really meant to be chainloaded