Feedback from Hoary install

[John Richard Moser]

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Simon Turvey wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Went to install Hoary on my laptop this morning.  Interesting
> experience.  Largely OK given non-standard install to external USB2 HDD.
>    Partitioning all went OK but installer definitely did not warn me
> before it stomped my Win2K MBR on the internal drive with GRUB.  Was not
> pleased.  Installer went for first reboot and GRUB came up and promptly
> went belly-up with error code 21 - whatever that is.
> 

Grub probably can't read from the USB device!  :)

As for stomping the Win2k mbr, normally you point grub at the partition
win2k is on, or at the first VFAT partition (housing boot.ini), and
chainloader+1 it.  This brings up the W2k boot menu.  Of course with
grub not able to access its stage 1.5. . . .

> Anyway, any thoughts?
> 
> 

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