Bug 907676 - GRUB cannot be installed to a partition
Summary: GRUB cannot be installed to a partition
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 872826
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 18
Hardware: All
OS: All
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-02-04 23:55 UTC by Daniel L.
Modified: 2013-02-05 15:26 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2013-02-05 15:26:09 UTC
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Description Daniel L. 2013-02-04 23:55:57 UTC
Description of problem:
There is no option to install GRUB2 to a partition in Fedora 18. GRUB2's installation can be unchecked or GRUB2 can be installed to the MBR, but there is no option to install it to a partition. If you already have another bootloader in your MBR, this is actually sad.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Anaconda shipped with Fedora 18 DVD 

How reproducible:
Start the installation of Fedora 18 with the DVD. Configure the destination and try to find an option to install GRUB2 to a partition.
  
Actual results:
I was not able to install GRUB2 to a partition during the installation routine, so I did not install it with anaconda. Later on I installed it via a Live CD and using chroot. Fedora 18 did boot fine, but while I was configuring the new system I discovered that anaconda also missed to generate /etc/default/grub.

Expected results:
There should be an option, that allows you to install GRUB to a partition.

Additional info:
If you do not install GRUB, anaconda does not generate /etc/default/grub.

Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2013-02-05 15:26:09 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 872826 ***


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