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|    From...: "Troy Dawson" <[log in to unmask]>
|    To.....: "antlab" <[log in to unmask]>
|    Cc.....: <[log in to unmask]>
|    Sent...:  Monday, July 14, 2008 6:45 PM
|    Subject:  Re: GRUB at PBS installation
|

|    antlab wrote:
|>|  From...: "Troy Dawson" <[log in to unmask]>
|>|  To.....: "antlab" <[log in to unmask]>
|>|  Cc.....: <[log in to unmask]>
|>|  Sent...:  Sunday, July 06, 2008 4:50 AM
|>|  Subject:  Re: GRUB at PBS installation
|>|
|>|  antlab wrote:
|>|> Could you please help me?
|>|>
|>|> Is it possible at all to install from LiveCD 5.1 x86
|>|> with GRUB at PBS Partition Boot Sector?
|>|>
|>|> Thanking you in advance,
|>|>
|>|> pez
|>|
|>|  Just to make sure I know what you are talking about, you mean
|>|  instead of having it put grub on the Master Boot Sector, like
|>|  /dev/sda you want it on the partitions, like /dev/sda3
|>|
|>|  I personally don't know, I've never tried it with the live cd
|>|  install. I'm currently not in a position to find out anytime
|>|  soon, I'm just double checking to make sure I, and others,
|>|  understand the question.
|>|
|>|  Troy
|>|  --
|>
|>   Thank you.
|> 
|>   Yes, that is what I mean. It is very useful in multi-boot
|>   environments, especially with Microsoft system loaders on MBR.
|>
|>   Could you please let me know if it is possible with
|>   regular (non-Live) installation SL 5.1 cds -in advance of
|>   downloading them?
|>
|>   Petros
| 
|    Hi,
|    Sorry for the delay.
|    I know that you can put grub on a Patition Boot Sector during 
|    the normal (non-live) installer.  It has been possible for all 
|    of the Scientific Linux's.
|    I still haven't had a chance to look at the live installer 
|    though.
|    Troy
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     Thank you, I greatly appreciate it!

     Petros

   

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