[Bug 881342] Re: Grub bootloader failed to install.

[Gary M]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 774217 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/774217

Extract from UbiquitySyslog :

Oct 25 11:55:38 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda'
Oct 25 11:55:39 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Oct 25 11:55:39 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda"
Oct 25 11:55:40 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Your embedding area is unusually small.  core.img won't fit in it..
Oct 25 11:55:40 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..


** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 813259
   btrfs cannot boot if / and /home are separate
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 774217
   btrfs, core.img too large

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Title:
  Grub bootloader failed to install.

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Also tried to manually install it while still in live system, but got:

  $ sudo grub-install --no-floppy /dev/sda
  /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /boot/grub (is /dev mounted?).

  while ls /dev/ lists all devices (including sda).

  Sorry about not comparing to all possible duplicates but without the nvidia driver the system is pitr to use.
  Will try and see if the old grub still works (setup is pretty much the same as before, but / moved from ext4 to btrfs)
  Will then try to reboot into live and install grub from there.

  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: Tue Oct 25 11:57:42 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (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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