[Bug 565189] Re: Install boot loader chooses wrong drive

[Launchpad Bug Tracker]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Install boot loader chooses wrong drive

Status in Bootloader Manager for Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  I am attempting to install Ubuntu Lucid Beta 2 on my desktop, where I
  have 2 hard drives installed sda (a junk drive) and sdb.  I currently
  have Ubuntu 9.10 and Windows XP installed on sdb (also my boot drive
  in BIOS) with GRUB.  When the partition manager came up in Ubiquity, I
  chose to Erase sdb completely and replace the entire drive with a
  fresh Ubuntu Lucid partition.  This all went as planned (although it
  was odd that my sda drive was selected by default when the partition
  manager started, instead of sdb, my boot drive).  As I finished up
  everything in Ubiquity, I checked the "Advanced" button on the final
  "Ready to Install" screen only to see that it was set up to install
  GRUB on sda, my non-boot, otherwise untouched drive, and not on sdb,
  where I was installing Ubuntu.

  I expected:  Ubuntu would install GRUB on the same drive as the rest
  of the installation or on the drive that's marked as my "boot" drive
  and leave my sda junk drive alone.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.2.15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Apr 16 23:45:50 2010
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100406.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity

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