[Bug 884604] Re: grub install failed fatal error

[Brian Murray]

Oct 31 23:42:29 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sdb5'
Oct 31 23:42:29 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Oct 31 23:42:29 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sdb5"
Oct 31 23:42:29 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk or to a partition.  This is a BAD idea..
Oct 31 23:42:29 ubuntu grub-installer: /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..
Oct 31 23:42:34 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: cannot read `/grub/core.img' correctly.
Oct 31 23:42:34 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sdb5"' failed.

** Package changed: ubiquity (Ubuntu) => grub-installer (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  grub install failed fatal error

Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  tried to install to a dual-boot system, windows 7 on sda and ubuntu
  11.10 on sdb

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Mon Oct 31 23:46:17 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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