[Bug 880208] Re: Clean ubuntu install crashed after grub failed to install to default location.

[Brian Murray]

Oct 23 08:05:02 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda'
Oct 23 08:05:02 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Oct 23 08:05:02 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda"
Oct 23 08:05:04 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn:
Oct 23 08:05:04 ubuntu grub-installer:  
Oct 23 08:05:04 ubuntu grub-installer: Your embedding area is unusually small.  core.img won't fit in it.
Oct 23 08:05:04 ubuntu grub-installer: .
Oct 23 08:05:04 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn:
Oct 23 08:05:04 ubuntu grub-installer:  
Oct 23 08:05:04 ubuntu grub-installer: 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 23 08:05:04 ubuntu grub-installer: .
Oct 23 08:05:09 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: cannot read `/@/boot/grub/core.img' correctly.
Oct 23 08:05:09 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:
  Clean ubuntu install crashed after grub failed to install to default
  location.

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

Bug description:
  I did a Clean install of ubuntu this morning, the whole install went
  without a hitch until it wanted to install grub. The install failed to
  install grub to /dev/sda and when i wanted to exit the installer, it
  crashed.

  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 i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Sun Oct 23 08:07:31 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (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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