[Bug 1552339] Re: grub will not install on installed system (Ubuntu GNOME Xenial daily Live iso)

[Alexander Vinbæk Strand]

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** Also affects: ubuntu-gnome
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  grub will not install on installed system (Ubuntu GNOME Xenial daily
  Live iso)

Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
  New
Status in grub package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  ubuntu-gnome at ubuntu-gnome:~$ sudo grub-install /dev/sda
  Installing for i386-pc platform.
  grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/cow'.
  ubuntu-gnome at ubuntu-gnome:~$ sudo grub-install /dev/sda1
  Installing for i386-pc platform.
  grub-install: error: failed to get canonical path of `/cow'.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: grub (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-8.23-generic 4.4.2
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-8-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.367
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Wed Mar  2 16:50:33 2016
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160301)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=nb_NO.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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