will Mageia6 allow to install Grub2 on PBR?

[kozaki]

As when installing in early July, latest mcc still allows to install Grub2 bootloader on MBR only.

Just a note as this might be on purpose atm. But it also forces testers to either
- overwrite their working bootloader configuration
- postpone its installation upon having Mageia6 installed and then do it on command line
- cancel the distro install

[doktor5000]

For the installation, did you boot in UEFI or legacy mode ?

In any case, this is the wrong place to propose features. The feature process for Mageia 6 already closed long ago. Also see https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Features_policy

[kozaki]

It's a PC-BIOS install. Clarification appreciated. Actually it was a question but lacking the "?" mark (hence the absence of "request" in post's title).

For
I had no such option when installing Netinstall on July 4. And drakboot still does not offer me the option to install a bootloader on PBR for Mageia6 Cauldron.


Now, #18761 reports this option *is offered* (e.g. see comments 8 and 9).

PS On boot install, please do you know where I can check whether Mageia6 Installer will support LVM? For I couldn't:
1. Installer recognizes existing vg and can format a lv: http://pic.al/kLd
2. also recognizes a separate, logical boot partition: http://pic.al/jLd
3. then fails to install with this screen: http://pic.al/hLd

EDIT: was unclear the logical partition is /boot

[gohlip]

I've forgotten (though I've installed Mageia several times and I always used grub 2) whether Mageia installer allows to install grub 2 to partition (pbr).
And I always make all my OS's set grub to its own partition (I have my own dedicated OS-independent grub2).
But let's assume it did not. But we can, after installation set it to the way you want it.

After installation, boot up the OS that you want to set grub to mbr.
At that OS terminal,

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sudo grub-install /dev/sda

or

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# grub2-install /dev/sda

Of course "sudo update-grub" or "# grub2-update" or "#grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg" to include Mageia in its grub

Then boot up Mageia OS and at terminal

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# grub2-install --force /dev/sdxy

(where /dev/sdxy is Mageia partition).

ps: there will be lots of warning (embedding, unreliable, ...etc) but installation will proceed successfully.

[edit] - For lvm, you will need a separate /boot outside lvm

[kozaki]

@gohlip yeah similar habits in this location.

I've forgotten (though I've installed Mageia several times and I always used grub 2) whether Mageia installer allows to install grub 2 to partition (pbr).

Not here (as shown in the screenshot in my previous post) whether at install or running drakboot.

Yeah I use

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grub-install --target=i386-pc --debug --force /dev/sdNX

to force Grub2 install on its OS root partition. Any error or warning is sure to show up this way.
Please let me recall my question: will Mageia6 allow to install Grub2 on PBR --during install? For I wonder: Is all the intended public aware of the mandatory steps to do so without a GUI option (i.e. bypass the bootloader install step is engaging, then shift to a console or chroot in Mageia, and then make the main Bootloader which might be syslinux, OSX or Windows aware of the new OS)?
In yes *then* it will be more straightforward for both users and forum super users, like e.g. « Don't install GRUB » .

[edit] - For lvm, you will need a separate /boot outside lvm

Done, and still Mageia unable to install (as shown on the image screens linked in my previous post)...
Even so, it's GRUB Legacy which does not support LVM. GRUB users do not have this limitation.

[gohlip]

Please let me recall my question: will Mageia6 allow to install Grub2 on PBR --during install?

Okay, maybe you are right. As I said I cannot recall and I do not use lvm.
And maybe I did redid grub to its partition after the installation (which is not a big deal, to me).

So, if someone else wants to take a jab at this issue, be my guest.
Good luck and take care.

[ps & edit] - One of the reasons I do not remember is I have quite a number of other distros in my systems and I do test out some installers (calamares for example)
and I do agree installers should allow for installation of bootloader (or not at all) to partition (default to mbr is fine). Calamares started out with lots of issues (cannot install to partition or none, swap changes, partitions rearranged) and because the developers are very responsive to feedback, it is (IMO) now very very good. It allows for partition labelling and command line interface in future versions.

As a side note, swap uuid must never be changed by installer. Debian installers do that. And Mageia (not sure if this has been changed - no feedback, no response) does not handle uuid changes ...er, 'well' ? despite making changes to fstab and /etc/default/grub.