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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