[Bug 1048989] Re: grub-install fails

[YannUbuntu]

FYI, the user (Tom) wrote:

"So I started back from scratch. I wiped the system and reinstalled
10.4 LTS with a stock lilo loader. Then I followed the update-upgrade
link to to 12.04. That worked.

The netbook now works, though I am stuck with the ineligance of lilo.
But my Dell Inspiron 910 is now working well enough"



** Description changed:

  Reported by Tom by email.
  
+ 12.04 install.
+ Dell Inspiron 910.
  From a liveCD, reinstalling GRUB fails:
  
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media
  mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or /media busy
  mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda1 is already mounted on /media
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ for w in dev dev/pts proc sys; do sudo mount -B /$w
  /media/$w ; done
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo chroot /media grub-install /dev/sda
  /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: cannot write to `/dev/sda'.
  
  Same error when trying to reinstall GRUB via Boot-Repair:
  http://paste.ubuntu.com/1192496/

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Title:
  grub-install fails

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Reported by Tom by email.

  12.04 install.
  Dell Inspiron 910.
  From a liveCD, reinstalling GRUB fails:

  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media
  mount: /dev/sda1 already mounted or /media busy
  mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda1 is already mounted on /media
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ for w in dev dev/pts proc sys; do sudo mount -B /$w
  /media/$w ; done
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo chroot /media grub-install /dev/sda
  /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: cannot write to `/dev/sda'.

  Same error when trying to reinstall GRUB via Boot-Repair:
  http://paste.ubuntu.com/1192496/

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