Phil Schaffner wrote: <snip> > A GRUB boot CD (or floppy) will allay the above concerns. Do an "info > grub" to find out how to create one. Can also boot from install media > to recover a lost GRUB. > >> I did not find an option during the install prep to re-locate grub to >> the MBR of /dev/sdb. I probably should try the text-based installer >> to see if there are more options. > > It is there in the GUI installer - can't remember exactly where without > going through the install, but something like an "Advanced" button on a > configuration page toward the end of the process. > >> Heck, I may just remove the 9550 board until the initial os install is >> completed. That should accomplish what I am trying to achieve. Just >> seems like there should be a more elegant way of doing this. >> >> I am installing 5.1 because I have the isos on hand. I was just going >> to let yum update me to 5.2... > > That should work. > >> Thanks for your help, > > OK > > Phil > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Phil, Thanks for your input. I did find the location of the grub install modification. Strange thing is, when I restarted the install, grub defaulted to the MBR of /dev/sdb. I did not change any hardware or bios settings in between attempts. I have no idea why the change happened. Once the install was completed, the OS partition showed up as /dev/sda, even though it showed up as /dev/sdb during the installation process. Grub is apparently happily residing in the MBR of /dev/sda. Again, I can't explain it. If you (or anyone else) has insights to this behaviour, or can point me to where I can read up on it, I would appreciate it. Thanks again for all your help. Monty