[Bug 1265402] Re: Trying to install saucy on a kvm vm. always crashes installing the bootloader.

[Barry Kolts]

I've been trying to install grub2 manually but no luck. This is the
first time I have tried to install grub2 manually so I'm no grub expert.

However I have changed my filesystem from btrfs to ext4 mounting / on
one disk and /home on the other and it installs flawlessly. So it must
have something to do with btrfs.

The installer does create a subvolume for / called @ and a subvolume for
/home called @home. I think this is where I was having trouble with grub
and possibly this is where the installer was having trouble.

Hope this helps,
Barry

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Title:
  Trying to install saucy on a kvm vm. always crashes installing the
  bootloader.

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Trying to install Saucy on a KVM vm. The filesystem is /vda1 mounted
  on /boot, vda2 and vdb1 ate btrfs raid1 swap is on vda. Installer
  always says it can't install bootloader on vda, pick another device.
  But no device works. I'v tried many time with different configurations
  of the virtual disks, always ends the same.

  Thanks,
  Barry

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.15.26
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  Date: Wed Jan  1 19:19:46 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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