[Bug 1012521] Re: Installer Crashed while trying to install grub on /dev/sdb (usb memory stick which live installation CD)

[Mischa]

Maybe this should be an enhancement request then. I don't want to touch
my hard disk. And if the live CD ISO can boot from a USB stick, why
can't Ubuntu itself not launch from an USB stick?

Also, if it is not supported, why can I select this option in the
installer as if it is supported?

Other people seem to have been successful with installing the boot loader on the USB stick in the past:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/170454/can-i-install-ubuntu-to-my-32-gb-usb-pen-drive

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Title:
  Installer Crashed while trying to install grub on /dev/sdb (usb memory
  stick which live installation CD)

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Was allowed to select /dev/sdb to install grub.
  /dev/sdb had installation CD data

  i had copied LiveCD using dd

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.315
  Date: Wed Jun 13 15:00:22 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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