[Bug 1069470] Re: second install of quantal not reached

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lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 12.10
Release:	12.10

 apt-cache grub2-common
E: Invalid operation grub2-common
root at kvm-03f:/mnt/tmp/boot/grub# apt-cache policy grub2-common
grub2-common:
  Installed: 2.00-7ubuntu11
  Candidate: 2.00-7ubuntu11
  Version table:
 *** 2.00-7ubuntu11 0
        500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Expected a new installation to default grub for that installation

Grub only points to the old installation, no reference of new
installation is available. (the reference failing is expected, the MBR
is not selecting or updated to select the proper grub installation.)

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Title:
  second install of quantal not reached

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Two installations of Quantal, no specific /boot partition (/boot
  directory is part of private / disk).

  In trying to verify certain behaviour in a Quantal installation I
  installed a new Quantal in a different partition (scd1 as opposed to
  sdb1) and expected the MBR to use the grub in the last installation
  (since that is what I requested, install grub to the first disk). To
  my surprise the older installation is the only one reacheable. I'm not
  in a position to reach the latest installation.

  It could be that grub is listening to common names (e.g. 'Ubuntu' in
  stead of 'Ubuntu 12.04 on /dev/sd...')

  I've tried to run grub-install in the older installation, but that
  failed to detect the latest Quantal installation.

  My suspision is the MBR is not updated while installing a new version
  of Quantal. It still points to the old Quantal installation.

  The old Quantal installation does not point to the latest Quantal installation.
  The latest Quantal installation point to itself and also the older Quantal installation.

  (I'm searching for UUIDS in /boot/grub/grub.cfg in the old and new
  partitions).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: grub2 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Oct 21 19:10:17 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121015.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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