install problem - bug?

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To: fedora-list@redhat.com
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 10:46:44 +0100

Hi all,

i was installing fedora on my laptop, using my already installed version
of grub (i booted off the hdd because i have no boot devices but hdd on
that darn laptop).

Here it goes:

- boot was fine, anaconda was running;
- created partitions;
- selected packages;
- system was installing rpms on my disk, when...

it ran out of space!!! Fatal error, you must restart.

Well, i guess how i can restart now, since fedora installer nuked my
boot loader. Now that laptop is less useful than a piece of broken iron.
It won't boot.

Possbile bug: why doesn't fedora installer check for available room on
local partitions? I think it would be much a wiser way, and as far as i
remember RH systems did a check before formatting and starting with rpms
installation. Is this a bug or what?

Now, i took off the hdd and mounted on usb2 'cradle'. I can see it,
mount and manage partitions. How do i make it bootable?

I guess i have to copy proper files in /boot and configure grub. No
problem. But how do i install grub on *that* disk instead of local disk
of the machine i am using? Just grub-install /dev/sdx? nothing else? Can
i later mount it again on laptop and start normal hdd based install?

Please, any hint is greatly appreciated as i am not sure on how to
proceed and don't want to mess more with that hdd.

E.

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