8.0-RC1 install "Leave MBR untouched" writes MBR anyway
Warren Block
wblock at wonkity.com
Sun Sep 27 02:40:40 UTC 2009
I had written:
> Just did a mini install of the 8.0-RC1 ISO. After slicing, choosing
> "Leave the Master Boot Record untouched" is ignored. A standard MBR is
> installed.
That was on a Toshiba notebook with Vista freshly installed and ACPI
disabled. I tried it twice to make sure.
Installing from the same 8.0-RC1 image in qemu works fine, leaving the
MBR alone. So either the problem is a figment of my imagination, or is
rare enough to ignore. Same thing, really.
-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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