Re: [Bug 491740] [NEW] grub-pc can not install on old drives, use grub instead

2009-12-03 Thread Felix Zielcke
Am Donnerstag, den 03.12.2009, 12:23 + schrieb Launchpad Bug Tracker: > You have been subscribed to a public bug: > > Binary package hint: debian-installer > > I tried to install ubuntu 9.10 amd64 onto an old drive that has only > 965632 bytes per cylinder and the system did not boot after th

[Bug 491740] [NEW] grub-pc can not install on old drives, use grub instead

2009-12-02 Thread Arie Skliarouk
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer I tried to install ubuntu 9.10 amd64 onto an old drive that has only 965632 bytes per cylinder and the system did not boot after the installation. When I tried to do "grub-install /dev/sda" (from Live CD), I got warning: Embedding area i