[Bug 642928] Re: Grub upgrade dialogs are wrong, grub installs without permission

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Grub upgrade dialogs are wrong, grub installs without permission

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub-pc

  lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu maverick (development branch)
  Release:    10.10

  apt-cache policy grub-pc
  grub-pc:
    Installed: 1.98+20100804-4ubuntu6
    Candidate: 1.98+20100804-4ubuntu6
    Version table:
   *** 1.98+20100804-4ubuntu6 0
          500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


  I have installed Ubuntu 10.10 beta

  Performing a "System, Administration, Upgrade Manager" upgrade, which
  includes an update to Grub.

  
  What happened:
  First dialog box lists root partition and /dev/sda11 partition with empty checkboxes, asks which partition to install Grub to.  I select /dev/sda11 , I click "Forward".  Second dialog box asks "Continue without installing Grub to any partitions?" (paraphrasing); checkbox not selected.  I click "Forward" and am returned to the first dialog box, with /dev/sda11 already checked. I click forward again, and second dialog box shows again, asking "Continue without installing Grup to any partitions?"  I select the checkbox and click "Forward", then the detail screen shows that Grub is being installed anyway! Not sure to which partition.

  
  What I expect to happen:
  Grub should install to /dev/sda11 after I click "Forward" on the first dialog box.  Since a partition was selected the second dialog box should not appear.

  If I check the box for "Continue without installing Grub to any
  partitions?" then I expect that the upgrade will continue without
  installing Grub to any partitions.

  Thanx,
  --Bob.

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