[Bug 1479213] Re: ISST-SAN: fsp-chip: Alpine: LE-UBUNTU 15.10: LPAR chip01 unable to install base OS due to inability to install the GRUB boot loader on hard disk

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This bug was fixed in the package grub-installer - 1.78ubuntu29

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grub-installer (1.78ubuntu29) wily; urgency=medium

  * Properly handle systems on which there may be more than 26 disks, and our
    boot partition meant to be on a disk named [hsv]d[a-z][a-z]. (LP: #1479213)

 -- Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <mathieu-tl at ubuntu.com>  Mon, 14 Sep 2015
20:48:40 -0400

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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Title:
  ISST-SAN: fsp-chip: Alpine: LE-UBUNTU 15.10: LPAR chip01 unable to
  install base OS due to inability to install the GRUB boot loader on
  hard disk

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in grub-installer source package in Trusty:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  == Comment: #0 - RODOLFO LOPEZ <lopezro at us.ibm.com> - 2015-07-27 12:55:29 ==
  ---Problem Description---
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
  ------------------------------------
  I start the installation of the base operating system in UBUNTU 15.10
  and at the end of the install I get the below pop-up message:

  lqqqqqqqu [!!] Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk tqqqqqqqqk
       x                                                                   x
       x                     Installation step failed                      x
       x An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item  x
       x again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The    x
       x failing step is: Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk      x
       x                                                                   x
       x                            <Continue>                             x
       x                                                                   x
       mqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqj

  
  <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
   
  Contact Information = Pablo Marquez, pablom at us.ibm.com 
   
  ---uname output---
  do not have that information available for the moment.
   
  Machine Type = 8408-E8E 
   
  ---boot type---
  Network boot
   
  ---bootloader---
  grub
   
  ---Kernel cmdline used to launch install---
  SMS
   
  ---Bootloader protocol---
  tftp
   
  ---Install repository type---
  install image is in kte.isst.aus.stglabs.ibm.com
   
  ---Point of failure---
  Other failure during installation (stage 1)

  == Comment: #2 - SANDHYA VENUGOPALA <vsandhya at in.ibm.com> - 2015-07-29
  01:39:49 ==

  We require patches to partman-multipath, parman-base and grub-
  installer packages for Ubuntu 15.10 version to address this
  installation problem.

  These packages have already been updated to Ubuntu Trusty and Ubuntu Vivid. 
  LP bug - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/1430074

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