FS#845 - Install fails to initialize boot sector of HD device

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Jeremy Adams (elias4444) - Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 15:16 GMT
Last edited by Judd Vinet (judd) - Sunday, 02 May 2004, 22:24 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Installation
Status Closed
Assigned To Judd Vinet (judd)
Architecture not specified
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.6 Widget
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 0%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

I installed archlinux on a fresh hard-drive that had never had an operating system installed on it. When I choose to automatically setup the partitions (and it happened under manual partitioning as well), the system fails to install a boot sector. The Grub install then fails, and no scripts are created for editing either. I had to install Windows first, and then use the archlinux install to wipe it out and repartition.
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Closed by  Judd Vinet (judd)
Sunday, 02 January 2005, 21:15 GMT
Reason for closing:  Works for me
Additional comments about closing:  Cannot reproduce. This may be a bug with cfdisk. I will try to find space to include fdisk as well.
Comment by Judd Vinet (judd) - Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 22:22 GMT
You mean cfdisk fails to initialize the partition table? Or do you mean that GRUB fails to install into the MBR?
Comment by Jeremy Adams (elias4444) - Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 22:53 GMT
It was cfdisk I'm guessing...when selecting the automatic partitioning (which I'm guessing uses cfdisk), it simply didn't create a boot sector. It did seem to create the partitions just fine though. Could this be a bug with cfdisk?
Comment by Judd Vinet (judd) - Sunday, 02 May 2004, 22:24 GMT
Hmm, okay. So it was only if you chose the Automatic Partition option?

I'll take a look, but I don't have any bare/unformatted HDs to test on.

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