Robert Hanson roberth@abbacomm.net wrote:
ok, i hear ya. when you get to the point in a CentOS install from CD or DVD it will ask you where you want to put boot or MBR or whatever it says
It asks you how you want LILO or GRUB (newer versions) installed.
So it asks you if you want the MBR-bootstrap combination (disk cylinder 0 plus bootstrap of / or /boot if its separate) or if you just want the bootstrap (of the / or /boot if its separate).
It's very important to note the difference. Especially for those that install multiple OSes -- especially multiple NT or Linux versions.
and i think it gives you two choices. i just got done with an install so i cannot actually see or recall exactly what it says yet something to the effect of and this is off the top of my head and i dont know if it is exact....
Typically says "beginning of disk" (MBR) or "beginning of partition" (bootstrap).
MBR /dev/ida/c0d0 /boot partition /dev/ida/c0d0p1 and that's it.
MBR being cylinder 0 of the disk device.
i always choose MBR as when i have chosen the /boot partition i could never get the machine to boot back up on the final reboot of the unit after install. does this help describe it better?