Where To Put GRUB Boot mbr???

[Don]

On Ubuntu 5.10 you could specify where you wanted the boot manager
installed, override the mbr of hda, or on another bookable partition
such as hdd6 for example. Where during the install process of 6.06 LTS
can I specify where I want the boot loader saved? I have a third party
boot manager on my hda mbr and I'd like to keep it that way.

Don

[Juergen Starek]

Don schrieb:

> On Ubuntu 5.10 you could specify where you wanted the boot manager
> installed, override the mbr of hda, or on another bookable partition
> such as hdd6 for example. Where during the install process of 6.06 LTS
> can I specify where I want the boot loader saved? I have a third party
> boot manager on my hda mbr and I'd like to keep it that way.

Are you using the graphical installer? Then, there seems to be no
possibility, unfortunately. Try installing in text mode, as usual.

Regards,

Jürgen

[Don]

Juergen Starek wrote:

> Don schrieb:
>

>> On Ubuntu 5.10 you could specify where you wanted the boot manager
>> installed, override the mbr of hda, or on another bookable partition
>> such as hdd6 for example. Where during the install process of 6.06 LTS
>> can I specify where I want the boot loader saved? I have a third party
>> boot manager on my hda mbr and I'd like to keep it that way.

>
> Are you using the graphical installer? Then, there seems to be no
> possibility, unfortunately. Try installing in text mode, as usual.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jürgen

I tried the text mode installation and I was able to install GRUB boot
loader in an alternate location. Now I have no video, just bands of
color on my screen. I don't think 6.10 LTS is ready for prime time.
They need to take it back to the shop and make some needed repairs.

Don

[gnubie]

On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 09:40:09 -0400, Don wrote:

> Juergen Starek wrote:

>> Don schrieb:
>>

>>> On Ubuntu 5.10 you could specify where you wanted the boot manager
>>> installed, override the mbr of hda, or on another bookable partition
>>> such as hdd6 for example. Where during the install process of 6.06 LTS
>>> can I specify where I want the boot loader saved? I have a third party
>>> boot manager on my hda mbr and I'd like to keep it that way.

>>
>> Are you using the graphical installer? Then, there seems to be no
>> possibility, unfortunately. Try installing in text mode, as usual.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jürgen

>
> I tried the text mode installation and I was able to install GRUB boot
> loader in an alternate location. Now I have no video, just bands of
> color on my screen. I don't think 6.10 LTS is ready for prime time.
> They need to take it back to the shop and make some needed repairs.
>
> Don

I can get the installer into the boot: prompt, but f keying and trying
stuff at the prompt I always end up in a graphical install. dapper version.
gnubie