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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=208362

           Summary: Bad grub location selected and unable to "auto" repair
           Product: openSUSE 10.2
           Version: Alpha 4
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: Installation
        AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: hugo.costelha@xxxxxxxxx
         QAContact: jsrain@xxxxxxxxxx


I had SUSE Linux 10.1 installed, and I was trying openSUSE 10.2, to help
improving it by bug reporting.

I had just one SATA drive installed with SUSE 10.1. I installed an IDE
Hard-drive and started openSUSE 10.2 installation from the CDs.

Initially openSUSE 10.2 sugested to use the SATA drive, so I changed it to use
the IDE drive, and proceeded with the install.

When it made the first reboot, the old (SUSE 10.1) GRUB appeared (with no
reference to openSUSE 10.2) and booted the 10.1. I then booted again with 10.2
CD1 in order to do a GRUB repair.

Then I noticed that the (10.2) GRUB was installed in the IDE boot sector. I
tryed the repair selecting the MBR location for GRUB, although the (new) GRUB
suggestion included 10.2 but not 10.1, but it failed to install.

SUMMARY, there were two problems:
  1. The 10.2 installation failed to suggest a proper location for GRUB,
including during repair;
  2. I was unable to repair the GRUB installation by selecting to install on
the MBR.


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