Robert Hanson <roberth at 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? -- Bryan J. Smith | Sent from Yahoo Mail mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org | (please excuse any http://thebs413.blogspot.com/ | missing headers)