[Bug 1064328] [NEW] Grub with AHCI in BIOS SATA CONTROLLER Mode fails

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Public bug reported:

---------- ORIGINAL ENVIRONMENT:
Acer Travel Mate 7730G 
INTEL 2 DUO CPU 22 
2 x HD WDCWD3200BEVT-222CTO
BIOS V0.3416
Standard Mode by default of the BIOS for SATA CONTROLLER MODE = AHCI
BIOS boot sequence = CD/DVD, HD1, HD2, USB...............
MS VISTA pre-installed.

----------- SEQUENCE OF ACTIONS:

 1 Unloaded UBUNTU 12.04 from official site,
 2 created ISO CD and ISO DVD,
 3 Loaded CD in automatic dualboot,
 4 HD system restarted goes in grub error: "error no such device: .........................................................."   "grub rescue ?",
 5 changed in BIOS SATA CONTROLLER MODE from AHCI to IDE,
 6 HD system restarted for UBUNTU 12.04 works normally.

 ------------ PROBLEMS RELATED:

 1 the UBUNTU system works only in  BIOS SATA CONTROLLER MODE = IDE (Best performing mode is AHCI)
 2 the UBUNTU boot from CD/DVD works only with CD (THE DVD IS NOT RECOGNIZED)
 3 The dual boot of MS Vista goes into error

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

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Title:
  Grub with AHCI in BIOS SATA CONTROLLER Mode fails

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

Bug description:
  ---------- ORIGINAL ENVIRONMENT:
  Acer Travel Mate 7730G 
  INTEL 2 DUO CPU 22 
  2 x HD WDCWD3200BEVT-222CTO
  BIOS V0.3416
  Standard Mode by default of the BIOS for SATA CONTROLLER MODE = AHCI
  BIOS boot sequence = CD/DVD, HD1, HD2, USB...............
  MS VISTA pre-installed.

  ----------- SEQUENCE OF ACTIONS:

   1 Unloaded UBUNTU 12.04 from official site,
   2 created ISO CD and ISO DVD,
   3 Loaded CD in automatic dualboot,
   4 HD system restarted goes in grub error: "error no such device: .........................................................."   "grub rescue ?",
   5 changed in BIOS SATA CONTROLLER MODE from AHCI to IDE,
   6 HD system restarted for UBUNTU 12.04 works normally.

   ------------ PROBLEMS RELATED:

   1 the UBUNTU system works only in  BIOS SATA CONTROLLER MODE = IDE (Best performing mode is AHCI)
   2 the UBUNTU boot from CD/DVD works only with CD (THE DVD IS NOT RECOGNIZED)
   3 The dual boot of MS Vista goes into error

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