Bug 63771 - Boot loader attempts to install boot loader to USB floppy (/dev/sda)
Summary: Boot loader attempts to install boot loader to USB floppy (/dev/sda)
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 7.3
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeremy Katz
QA Contact: Mike McLean
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-04-18 16:56 UTC by Richard Black
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:42 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2003-03-18 23:00:34 UTC
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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.

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


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


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