Package: installation-reports Boot method: netboot Image version: http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/i386/daily/netboot/debian-installer/i386/ Date: 2012-09-24
Machine: made from parts Processor: Atlon 64 Memory: 1 GByte Partitions: swap, /boot and /, and spre room for another OS Output of lspci -knn Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Install base system: [O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup: [O] Install tasks: [O] Install boot loader: [E] Overall install: [ ] Comments/Problems: Grunb installer offers to install grub-pc into a partition instead of the disk itself. When I selected this option, installation failed. In the log window (Alt-F4) it said among others: "grub-installer: Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk or to a partition. This is a BAD idea." grub-installer: /usr/setup/grub-setup: warn:" grub-installer: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be" grub-installer: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged" The installer should not offer to install grub-pc into a partition if he later refuses to do it, so the user knows he got to use grub-legacy or lilo if he needs this kind of setup. Everything else worked flawlessly. Thanks! Regards, Herbert -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
