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On 20/10/14 15:21, ellanios82 wrote:
Hello List,
- in yast grub2 bootloader there seems to be an option : to NOT install any bootloader!
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- in what circumstances please may it be useful to install no bootloader ?
& , how might one use such a system that is not bootable?
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thanks regards
Are you referring to 13.2? I'd never seen this before and always gone with the default suggestion of installing the boot files in the extended partition I created, rather than in the root partition or MBR. However, I just did an install of 13.2RC1 and although it suggested this same thing, it also included a line in red text underneath warning that this meant no bootloader would be installed and I could have problems booting the system without further intervention. I did a Google and found a comment from somebody saying they ignored the warning and had no problems, so I did the same. Whether it's a result of that or some other quirk that I've since filed a bug report for, the step in the installer where it configures the bootloader failed. Consequently, I couldn't boot and had to go through the rescue system to fix a strange typo / misconfigured line in the grub.cfg file. I wonder if this line in red text is a bug that will be fixed in the final release of 13.2? Peter PS The option to not install a bootloader could be useful if you already have a bootloader on the system from another install, e.g. another Linux distro, and you prefer to reconfigure that instead of use openSUSE's version. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org