[Discuss] Kubuntu reinstall GRUB boot problems

[Alan W. Irwin]

On 2008-03-03 21:49-0800 Murray Strome wrote:

> I would like to understand what is going on. I have often seen an install 
> completely mess up the MBR, but never before a case where it didn't even 
> touch it! In other installations (even Kubuntu Alternate), I was able to 
> install GRUB on a floppy, but so far I haven't gotten it to work on this 
> computer.

I wonder if you are the victim of some security feature?  For example, is
there some BIOS change you have to do on that computer to allow you to
overwrite the MBR?

Alan
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