On 04/17/2014 04:51 AM, Mahmood Naderan wrote:
> Hi
> Recently I faced  problem installing SL6.3 on a machine. I didn't have
> such problem before so your comments are appreciated.
> 
> The machine has two physical disks (D0, D1) each has 1TB capacity and I
> attach a USB flash (2 GB) which contains a live image of SL6.3. So the
> boot priority in the BIOS looks like
>      JetFlash
>      D0
>      D1
> 
> Using the installation wizard, I see a layout like this
>     /dev/sda     2GB
>     /dev/sdb     1TB
>          /           900GB
>         swap      100GB
>     /dev/sdc     1TB
> 
> 
> The default location for GRUB is then /dev/sda. Problem is, after
> installation I remove the USB flash but it doesn't boot because the grub
> had been installed on /dev/sda (which was JetFlash) and now there is no
> such device
> 
> As another try, in the installation wizard where we can configure the
> boot loader, I selected /dev/sdb (where root and swap is installed).
> This time when I remove/disconnect the flash, the boot stuck again. The
> reason is that, when I disconnect the flash, D0 becomes /dev/sda and D1
> becomes /dev/sdb. So again there is no grub!!
> 
> Overall there is a loop and I haven't figured out how to resolve it
> 
>  
> Regards,
> Mahmood

Perhaps:
- physically swap the disks after install?
- install to /dev/sdc?


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