Another issue with install and GPT

["Jóhann B. Guðmundsson"]

On 09/18/2011 03:41 AM, Red Hat wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:08:51 +0000, Jóhann B. Guðmundsson wrote:
>> On 09/17/2011 06:55 PM, Adam Williamson wrote:
>>> On Sat, 2011-09-17 at 07:52 -0400, Scott Robbins wrote:
>>>> I accidentally sent this through a different address, so I think
>>>> it's
>>>> just going to come back to me.  If it turns out to be a double
>>>> post,
>>>> please forgive me.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure if this is a bug, or a one time fluke.  I don't have
>>>> time
>>>> or hardware to do several test installs, but perhaps someone else
>>>> has
>>>> experienced it.
>>> There is a bug report on a very similar case here:
>>>
>>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738964
>>>
>>> it does seem like there may be an issue with the detection of
>>> whether a
>>> BIOS boot partition is necessary when installing from a USB stick.
>>> However, please do verify this with an image written via dd or
>>> livecd-iso-to-disk. We do not support unetbootin, as you said.
>> Just performed two test of an usb key both created livecd-to-iso
>>
>> One network install and another one of an usb key it self ( dvd )
>>
>> In both the installation process itself went but both times it
>> resulted
>> in anaconda installing the mbr on the usb key which leaves the user
>> with
>> unbootable system ( without the key ) and totally unrecovarable (
>> since
>> they need to shrink the primary partition to create a mbr partition
>> on
>> it ) .
>>
>> JBG
> I'm confused by this result, I don't know of any reason why a
> straightforward net install from a disc would fail. What did you do
> exactly?
>

I downloaded the netiso ran livecd to usb, performed a net install ( 
Icelandic keyboard unhased lvm otherwize default next next install ) and 
the mbr ended being installed on the usb containing the net installed 
iso resulting in a non bootable system from harddrive

Then I downloaded the fullblown dvd ran livecd to usb then performend an 
the same install and again the mbr ended up being installed on the usb 
containing the full blown dvd resulting in non bootable system.

Then I burned the net install to a cd and then ran the same install 
again which resulted in a non bootable system ( cd being non writable ).

Not complicated not hard to install all valid scenarios all resulting in 
a non bootable system on hp 620 laptop.

Heck after custom partitioning it still resulting in a non bootable 
system ( which btw all defaulting to wanting to install to the usb )

Basically the installation whent fine and that same installation 
procedure works fine of F15

Anaconda is installing the mbr on the usb and with cd it still tries to 
install the mbr on the relevant media nor really hard to understand all 
blocker results.

What is failing is the mbr record so the question remains here how 
prepared is anaconda for grub2.

JBG