Package: debian-installer Version: Sarge netinst RC2 I'd like to use a separate partition for /boot/grub, because I have a heavy multiboot configuration and I don't like to lose my menu.lst when I reinstall the "master" OS.
The problem is that the installer can't handle this situation. I partitioned /boot/grub on hda5 and the root fs on hda6, swap is on hda7. The installation of grub fails and on console #3 there is an error, saying that there is no /boot/grub on hda6 and that I have to use the --root-directory= parameter. I chrooted /target and started grub-install manually. I got the same error as before. Using "grub-install --root-directory=/boot/grub /dev/hda" grub installs without error, but the directory structure looks not as I intended. The files are installed into /boot/grub/boot/grub. I think that the wrong path could be fixed on the grub shell using the "prefix" parameter of the setup command (leave it empty). But grub-install does not provide such an parameter. Conclusion: I guess two things are missing: First, grub-install needs a parameter to override the default prefix "/boot/grub". Second, debian-installer has to recognize that /boot/grub is on another partition and must therefore supply grub-install with additional information. This imaginary call might have worked: grub-install --root-directory=/boot/grub prefix= /dev/hda -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
