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Description of problem: When installing Fedora 16 Beta to a system where there is a pre-existing Windows partition /dev/sda1 starting at sector 63 and using Btrfs for / on /dev/sda2 without a separate /boot then grub2-install fails. The system will be unbootable after installation and in rescue mode grub2-install complains: Warning: Your core.img is unusually large. It won't fit in the embedding area. If using ext4 for /boot during installation then grub2-install works as expected. A related bug report is at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/774217 Anaconda should check whether the user defined partitioning scheme leaves room for the bootloader and if not then refuse to proceed with installation. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 16 Beta How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create /dev/sda1 starting at sector 63 2. Install Fedora 16 Beta with /dev/sda2 as / using Btrfs and no separate /boot Actual results: System unbootable after installation Expected results: Anaconda should refuse the partitioning scheme which won't work with Grub2
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