Install Grub to boot sector?

[Uggla]

How do I install Grub to the boot sector instead of MBR?

/U

[putz]

Uggla,
From Wikipedia:
"A master boot record (MBR), or partition sector, is the 512-byte boot sector that is the first sector ("LBA Sector 0") of a partitioned data storage device ..."

I've always been confused as to which is better, but I do know that during install, you are asked if you want to install Grub to MBR or you can chose a partition (sda or hda, etc.).

putz

[Uggla]

I've always been confused as to which is better, but I do know that during install, you are asked if you want to install Grub to MBR or you can chose a partition (sda or hda, etc.).

putz

Nope, no such option! You can choose drive but that's all.

[putz]

I believe sda is drive 1 if you use sata type drives, or hda is drive 1 if you use pata type drives..

Perhaps the beta installer limits our choices. 

Sorry if I haven't helped.  Perhaps one of the more experienced member here can guide you.

Good Luck,

putz

[Old-Polack]

Your choices on where to install grub are not limited with the Beta installer. I got 37 choices, 1 for each hard drive and 1 for each partition. If you choose to install to a partition, you still need another bootloader in the MBR to either chainload to the new grub in the partitions boot sector, or you need a full boot stanza for the new installation in the MBR bootloader's configuration file.

[Uggla]

My partitions didn't show up. I think it was caused by my custom partitioning. When I instead, during the install, set PCLOS to use entire drive they showed up. Not sure if it's a bug.

/Uggla

[Old-Polack]

My partitions didn't show up. I think it was caused by my custom partitioning. When I instead, during the install, set PCLOS to use entire drive they showed up. Not sure if it's a bug.

/Uggla

Not a bug, you just missed it. Trust me it's there.