F17 bootloader error

[David Lehman]

On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 11:41 -0600, Mike Chambers wrote:
> When trying to do test install against F17Alpha TC2, during partition
> layout, I get error below...
> 
> "you have not created a bootloader stage1 target device"
> 
> I have F16 installed on here, and even reformatted the disks to GPT
> before I installed F16.  So using same partitions as installed like I
> always do should just work.  So hoping this a install issue and not a
> "me" issue LOL.

If you are using a GPT disklabel on a BIOS/non-EFI system with grub2 you
will need a "BIOS Boot" partition of 1MB, preferably as the first
partition on the disk. This error message sucks -- I know. It will
hopefully be a bit clearer in time for beta.

Dave

> 
> 
> Below are links to the error and my partition layout (the top harddrive
> is Win 7)
> 
> Error...
> 
> http://miketc.net/bootloader.jpg
> 
> Partition Layout...
> 
> http://miketc.net/partitions.jpg
> 
> 
> -- 
> Mike Chambers
> Madisonville, KY
> 
> "Best little town on Earth!"
>