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Old 03-21-2005, 08:59 PM   #1
owenh
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Arrow MBR location specified in kickstart config file


Hello!

I have created a kickstart config file that I use to install Fedora Core 3 Linux. It worked wonderfully, except for the fact that GRUB, installed on the master boot record, ended up on hdc instead of hde (RAID). I can specify the drive that GRUB resides on the mbr of during manual installation, but I'd like to automate the process! I haven't found anything on the internet about this, so I came here. It is possible that the kickstart file could be modified using the "-ondisk" switch for partitioning, but that isn't mentioned anywhere (that I could find):
_FROM:
#System bootloader configuration
bootloader --location=mbr --md5pass=asdf
_TO:
#System bootloader configuration
bootloader --location=mbr -ondisk=hde --md5pass=asdf
Again, I can do this manually during installation, and would like to throw it into a kickstart file.

Thanks for your help!
owenh
 
Old 03-22-2005, 03:03 PM   #2
homey
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Quote:
_FROM:
#System bootloader configuration
bootloader --location=mbr --md5pass=asdf
_TO:
#System bootloader configuration
bootloader --location=mbr -ondisk=hde --md5pass=asdf
I've got a pretty bland single drive setup so it only uses
#System bootloader configuration
bootloader --location=mbr

I don't think it would hurt to try. It just may work.
 
Old 03-22-2005, 05:06 PM   #3
owenh
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MRB location specified in kickstart config file

Using the original configuration,

#System bootloader configuration
bootloader --location=mbr --md5pass=asdf

the bootloader is installed on device hdc instead of hde.

1. I want to leave this drive solely for Windows.
2. I do not want to have to trust this drive (it is old).
3. I want to be able to modify this drive in anyway without bothering the Linux installation.

-owenh-
 
  


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