[Bug 586548] Re: grub2 can't be installed in bootsector of logical partion - silently fails

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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

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Title:
  grub2 can't be installed in bootsector of logical partion - silently
  fails

Status in edubuntu-live package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub2

  I'm trying to install grub2 to bootsector of a logicial partition with the following command
  grub-install -root-directory=/medua/.... /dev/sda6 --force 
  It warn's me about not writing to MBR, but it fails silently.

  If I read the bootsector with dd if=/dev/sda6 of=bootsect.lnx count=1 bs=512
  the file is filled with zeroes.
  Either the bootsector is written to wrong position or it's not written at all.
  If I write grub2 to bootsector of primary partition I get the same warning about MBR but the
  bootsector is written correctly.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: grub2 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu May 27 22:46:32 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2

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