[Bug 1065975] Re: Installing grub to MBR interferes with Windows 7 upgrades

[Chris Wilson]

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Title:
  Installing grub to MBR interferes with Windows 7 upgrades

Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  If you manually parition your hard drive on a dual boot computer in a
  manner such as

  /dev/sda1 - windows files(os)
  /dev/sda2 - windows
  /dev/sda3 - windows
  /dev/sda4 extended partition
  /dev/sda5 linux swap
  /dev/sda6 ext4 /boot
  /dev/sda6 ext4 /
  /dev/sda7 ext4 /home

  The you install ubuntu and choose to install grub to /boot rather than
  sda (MBR) the ubuntu install fails to find grub and boot after the
  installation completes.

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