alternate installer doesn't ask where to install GRUB and overwrites MBR which may contain other bootloaders
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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grub-installer (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: debian-installer
I installed kubuntu alpha5 from alternative CD on my laptop. MBR contained TrueCrypt bootloader and /dev/sda1 contains encrypted Windows XP installation. I decided to do a fully encrypted installation and created /boot on /dev/sda2 and crypto+lvm on /dev/sda5 containin root + swap. Installation proceeded after partitioning, but when it was time to install GRUB the installer didn't ask where I want it to be installed and it didn't detect my existing Windows installation. This resulted in GRUB being installed on MBR and overwriting my TC bootloader.
I had left some extra space to the hard drive so that I could do a second install, boot in /dev/sda3, crypto+lvm root and swap in /dev/sda6. On second install the installer didn't recognize Windows and not even earlier installed Kubuntu.
description: | updated |
Changed in os-prober: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Confirmed |
summary: |
[Jaunty] installer doesn't ask where to install GRUB and overwrites MBR - which contains TrueCrypt Bootloader + which may contain other bootloaders |
Changed in grub-installer (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Colin Watson (cjwatson) → nobody |
Attaching logs from the second install. At least it should have detected the previous install on different partion, but it didn't.