[Bug 1414124] Re: install reports unable to install grub to /dev/sdb

[Eric Fontaine]

gnome disk manager is describing /dev/sda as 1.0 TB, contents Unknown,
not displaying any partition information.  Attached is the dd of the
first 1MB of /dev/sda incase that info helps diagnos.

Could the issue have been earlier in the partition table setup, and not
grub's fault?

** Attachment added: "sda_first1MB.bin"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1414124/+attachment/4304901/+files/sda_first1MB.bin

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Title:
  install reports unable to install grub to /dev/sdb

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  first, I don't know if this is a new bug, but I don't know what bug it matches.  The latest testing kubuntu installer almost finished, then report grub error could not install grub to /dev/sdb.  However, I then used terminal to sudo grub-install --root-directoyr=/mnt/ /dev/sdb
  which didn't report errors, and I assume will boot, but just reporting because installer did not work correctly out of box.

  My labtop (Dell M4500) specs:
  https://gist.github.com/anonymous/7102aceb5c082f15553c

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: grub2 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-9.10-generic 3.18.2
  Uname: Linux 3.18.0-9-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.349
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Fri Jan 23 13:48:49 2015
  LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150123)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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