[Bug 1055205] Re: grub-install fails on HP Envy 17 - crashes entire install

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

It looks like you have Intel Matrix / Intel Rapid storage.
Did you create separate /boot outside of Raid storage ? grub, as far as I know, cannot be installed into Intel Rapid Storage.

If you don't want any RAID setup then at boot press Esc, and modify the
boot options to include

nodmraid

then intel rapid storage will  not be activated and your install may be
more successful.

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Title:
  grub-install fails on HP Envy 17 - crashes entire install

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

Bug description:
  Installation Failure on HP Envy 17. Full wipe and clean install.

  Version:

  Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin"

  Expected To Happen:

  Installation would complete successfully.

  What Happened Instead:

  Installation failed on grub bootloader install. Says that grub cannot
  install to the specified directory.

  After grub installation fails, a popup box appears with various
  alternative installation locations like /boot/RAID-0-xxxxx

  The dropdown box allows you to select an option, but it is impossible
  to hit OK so you can never get past this step.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.315
  Date: Sun Sep 23 18:44:06 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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