Description of problem: I used the FC6 i386 DVD to install on a laptop with other OS (Debian unstable and Windows XP) and grub already installed, and during installation anacoda has a screen asking me if (and where) I want to install a bootloader. I chose "don't install a bootloader", intended to hand-edit my existing grub to boot Fedora. However grub package got installed anyway, and grub bootloader got installed in the MBR of the harddrive, overwriting my existent grub. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): (I don't know the anacoda version number, and I suppose the grub version number doesn't matter.) How reproducible: No idea. Didn't do a second install to try to reproduce. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Do an ordinary install with i386 DVD on a computer with grub already installed. 2. Choose "don't install a bootloader" when asked (keep the gray "install bootloader on hd0" option unchanged). 3. Finish installation. Actual results: Fedora installs its own grub on hard drive, overwriting existent one. Expected results: Fedora doesn't touch the existent grub, maybe even not installing grub package at all. Additional info: None yet. But feel free to ask more.
Can you provide the /var/log/anaconda* ?
Created attachment 139822 [details] /var/log/anaconda.log (gzipped)
Created attachment 139823 [details] /var/log/anaconda.syslog (gzipped)
Created attachment 139824 [details] /var/log/anaconda.xlog (gzipped)
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