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Re: Can I Get a FC4T1 Installation Summary?



> > Can I avoid the MBR issue in advance of the installation? Is YUM a
> > confirmed problem?
> 
> MBR issue:  run linux expert at the boot prompt, and when you get into the 
> install, before you start installing the packages, hit alt+f2 to switch to 
> the second console.  dd if=/dev/hda of=/root/mbr bs=512 count=1 should 
> save your MBR into /root/mbr.  Hit alt+f7 to go back to your install (i'm 
> assuming you are running graphical install).  After all the packages have 
> been installed and before you reboot, go back into the console, and cat 
> the saved mbr into /dev/hda.

That is great, thanks!
So with this I can get my bootprogram in the MBR back the way it was.

But now i'm puzzled: how does one get a new bootrecord in the
bootpartition so that one can chainload to boot into FC4t1?

Tino


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