[Bug 879973] Re: I just tried to "Continue Testing" after install. I got a crash report.

[Brian Murray]

Oct 22 08:46:01 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda'
Oct 22 08:46:02 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Oct 22 08:46:02 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda"
Oct 22 08:46:06 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Your embedding area is unusually small.  core.img won't fit in it..
Oct 22 08:46:06 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: embedding is not possible, but this is required for cross-disk install.
Oct 22 08:46:06 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda"' failed.

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

** Summary changed:

- I just tried to "Continue Testing" after install.  I got a crash report.
+ crash due to small embedding area

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Title:
  crash due to small embedding area

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

Bug description:
  I just know I was in the install process.  The crash report
  automatically claimed I was using Ubiquity.  I am just taking its word
  for the matter.

  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: Sat Oct 22 08:51:20 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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