Bug 21523 - Problem with installer creating non-mounted DOS partitions and LILO?
Summary: Problem with installer creating non-mounted DOS partitions and LILO?
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: lilo
Version: 6.2
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michael K. Johnson
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2000-11-30 18:49 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:30 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2000-12-02 00:57:32 UTC

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Description Need Real Name 2000-11-30 18:49:08 UTC 
When setting up RH 6.2, if you also create a DOS partition (>32M), but don't assign a mount point to it, it
appears that the installer does not correctly assign the default= entry, so LILO fails to set up.  

The system in question was a dual-boot system with (variously) NT or Win2K.
Comment 1 Need Real Name 2001-10-31 18:49:40 UTC 
Closing per update from our testing:
Test environment: 
	IBM ThinkPad 600E dual boot Windows 2000 & Red Hat 7.2 (GM respin dated 26 sep 01)

Finding: 
Defective behavior not observed, possibly due to changes made in the installer between 6.2 and 7.2.
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