[Bug 885264] Re: New install can't be done

[Alessandro Menti]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 879109 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879109

Confirmed using an Ubuntu 11.10 i386 installation disk on VirtualBox. The relevant portions of the log are:
"info: architecture: i386/generic
dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub
dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-legacy
dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi
dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi-amd64-bin
dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi-amd64
dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi-ia32-bin
dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi-ia32
info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda1'
info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
info: Running chroot /target grub-install --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda1"
/usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn:
Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk or to a partition. This is a BAD idea.
/usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged.
/usr/sbin/grub-setup: error:

cannot read `/@/boot/grub/core.img' correctly
error: Running grub-install --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda1" failed."

I'll try to post a more complete log tomorrow.

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Summary changed:

- New install can't be done
+ Unable to install on btrfs filesystem: cannot read `/@/boot/grub/core.img' correctly

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Title:
  Unable to install on btrfs filesystem: cannot read
  `/@/boot/grub/core.img' correctly

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  When installing ubuntu 11.10 x64 on a single partition "sda3", select "format sda3 as btrfs" and "install the boot loader on /dev/sda3/".
  Just before the end of the install, a bug appears that says that the install couldn't not be finalized.
  The error is due to something like "grub-install /dev/sda3/".
  But in my opinion, it is not the grub fault.
  It seems that Grub can't boot Btrfs partitions but the Ubuntu installer should warn me at the beginning that the install is not possible.

  (Laptop DELL Latitude E5400)
  (fresh install via USB installer created with UNetbootin)

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