On 2008/12/04 14:47 (GMT-0600) Matt Sealey composed:
Why is there a distinction between installing GRUB into an MBR or not?
Because the windoz installer won't tolerate it, it matters if the system is multiboot with doz or any DOS-like OS. Any time doz is installed, or _reinstalled_, any non-generic MBR code is replaced with generic MBR code, without the installer asking if you want it to do that. Generic boot code can boot any primary partition that is set active, while Grub can boot any partition anywhere. If your /boot or / is a primary, you don't need Grub on MBR. If you don't make Linux dependent on non-generic MBR code, and usually there's no need to, then installing doz won't result in a Linux that needs "repair". http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs/grub#How_does_a_PC_boot_.2F_How_can_I_set_up_a_w... http://fm.no-ip.com/install-doz-after.html -- "Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain." Psalm 127:1 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org