Op zondag 11 maart 2018 13:31:00 CET schreef Carlos E. R.:
On 03/10/2018 01:36 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Hi,
Main problem: it has destroyed Grub install of my main system, overwriting it instead of installing in the test partition. Confirmed, did it again. I have dedicated about a full day to test this.
To verify, I installed Leap 42.3 on the sda9 test partition, and verified that that the main install and secondary install had both Grub booting correctly. Took an image backup.
I took photos during the install. I verified that YaST on 42.3 gives these options (defaults marked):
[X] Boot from Root partition [ ] Boot from master boot record [X] Boot from extended partition [ ] Custom boot partition
which I changed to the correct settings for this laptop:
[X] Boot from Root partition [ ] Boot from master boot record [ ] Boot from extended partition [ ] Custom boot partition
Then I installed Leap 15.0 Beta on the same partition. I also took photos. The options were different:
[X] Boot from partition [ ] Boot from master boot record [ ] Custom boot partition
Notice that it does not say _which_ partition. So I did this:
[ ] Boot from partition [ ] Boot from master boot record [X] Custom boot partition [/dev/sda9 ]
I noticed that in going to another tab, the "/dev/sda9" entry was cleared out:
[ ] Boot from partition [ ] Boot from master boot record [ ] Custom boot partition [ ]
I again marked the correct entries. I could not take more photos, yast refused.
On boot, YaST had installed grub to /dev/sda4, overwriting the main system, ignoring my explicit orders to install on /dev/sda9
I don't understand this, YaST had this working on previous versions. Why write the code again?
The reasons for a complete rewrite of YaST have been explained. In short: YaST was writen in it's own language, resulting in the fact that both YaST and the coding language have to be maintained to stay up with developments. Rewriting in Ruby opens options for new developments/technical improvements.
I will now create a bugzilla entry and attach photos and logs. No, first I have to try correct grub. And eat. Etc.
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Well, YaST in 15.0 is unable to correct the situation. It insists on not installing grub to sda9. I can only correct the situation on the main system, which will render 15.0 unbootable.
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