GRUB stalls during 7.10 installation (elmo)

[zazen]

> I've tried several times to install UBUNTU 7.10 but each time I get a 
> notice that
> there's a 'fatal error' when the grub install starts and the install 
> process halts.
> The installation appears be proceeding very nicely until the grub 
> installation starts.
>
>   
If it hasn't screwed up the MBR and you can still get the grub menu 
screen from previous install, try adding gutsy entry to the current 
/boot/grub/menu.lst and see if that boots ubuntu