[Bug 930579] [NEW] Can't install ubuntu 11.10 on thinkpad with ssd

[Daniel A.]

Public bug reported:

Since 10.10 (the last version I could install) i haven't been able to get ubuntu working on my laptop whenever I put in an ssd. 11.04 and 11.10 do not work. I always get the same message: grub-install /dev/hda failed
This time around I tried giving the system a separate /boot partition in the hopes that it would smooth things out. It didn't.

My system is a Thinkpad t520 with a 64GB Kingston SSDNow+

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: Sat Feb 11 10:13:06 2012
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric ubiquity-2.8.7

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Title:
  Can't install ubuntu 11.10 on thinkpad with ssd

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

Bug description:
  Since 10.10 (the last version I could install) i haven't been able to get ubuntu working on my laptop whenever I put in an ssd. 11.04 and 11.10 do not work. I always get the same message: grub-install /dev/hda failed
  This time around I tried giving the system a separate /boot partition in the hopes that it would smooth things out. It didn't.

  My system is a Thinkpad t520 with a 64GB Kingston SSDNow+

  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: Sat Feb 11 10:13:06 2012
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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