[Bug 883343] Re: System unable to install boot loader on any drives during recovery install

[Brian Murray]

Oct 28 17:10:44 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda"
Oct 28 17:10:45 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: This GPT partition label has no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible!.
Oct 28 17:10:45 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: embedding is not possible, but this is required for cross-disk install.
Oct 28 17:10:45 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda"' failed.

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

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  System unable to install boot loader on any drives during recovery
  install

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

Bug description:
  I was trying to recover a previously working installation to an SSD on
  a marvel sata3 6.0gb/s using ext4. Attempted to reinstall system and I
  cannot install boot loader on any of my drives including the target
  drive or any other drive. System produces a fatal error every time.

  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: Fri Oct 28 17:45:40 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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