On Fri 01 Mar 2013 at 19:25:30 -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > in fact, I expect that's what's happening to Mark when he tries to > install GRUB - the installer is either: > a) trying to install on the hdd, which he's disconnected (fail), or,
The kernel has no knowledge about a non-existent hard disk so how can GRUB possibly attempt to install itself there? > b) trying to install to the USB stick, which hasn't been partitioned > properly (fail). The base system has been installed prior to the bootloader stage. The kernel must have been happy with the existing partitioning. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130302004731.GJ14686@desktop