[Bug 929365] Re: installer crashed - can't install boot loader to usb hard drive

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might take include checking cable connections for your disks and using
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** Tags added: hardware-error

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

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Title:
  installer crashed - can't install boot loader to usb hard drive

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  install looks normal until time to configure bootloader (grub?).
  installing xubuntu 11.10 from bootable cd to 320G samsung external usb
  hard drive in system without internal hard drive.  tried on two
  different computers with what used to be a working usb hard drive
  running xubuntu 10.04 xfce installed the same way. gives an option to
  install bootloader to another location, which there aren't any, or to
  complete installation noting that a bootloader will have to be
  installed manually (the only choice) then fails.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7 [modified: usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/misc.py]
  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
  Date: Thu Feb  9 02:24:37 2012
  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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