Package: debian-installer Version: N/A; reported 2004-02-27 Severity: wishlist
One common multi-boot configuration is to use windows' bootloader to start linux. Windows' bootloader just needs the first linux' or grub's bootsector (512 octets) as a file (I suspect this may also be the case for other bootloaders). Extracting this bootsector to a file using "dd" needs just a few commands, but dangerous commands with wizard-parameters. See: <http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+NT-Loader-5.html> I think the installer could help a bit to do this, through a new menu item: "Copy the bootsector to a file". This item could be for instance automatically triggered after the "grub-step" if and only if the user did NOT�choose an MBR. Ideally, mounting a windows VFAT�partition (or even NTFS, depending on the kernel) should also be easy from the installer. -- System Information Debian Release: 3.0 Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux fcat 2.4.21-5-686 #1 Sun Aug 24 15:25:33 EST 2003 i686 Locale: LANG=fr_FR.ISO-8859-1, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.ISO-8859-1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
