[Bug 1184304] Re: grub install failed, fatal error

[Phillip Susi]

sda is apparently a Windows "dynamic disk".  You either need to convert
it back to a basic disk using the Windows disk utility, or install grub
to another disk that is not a dynamic disk.


** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  grub install failed, fatal error

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

Bug description:
  I have 3 hard disk in my pc, first SSD sata 3 whit Windows 8 64 bit
  installed, second meccanic Sata 3 and third meccanic Sata 2. When i
  try to install Kubuntu 13.04 on the second hard disk, at the end of
  process i see this error, Esecution of grub-intsall /dev/sda failed,
  this is a fatal error.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.14.8 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.331
  Date: Sun May 26 11:28:57 2013
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed boot=casper maybe-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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