[Bug 908291] Re: grub install /dev/sda failed. have tried to then install to boot sector of linux and still fails. leaves me with no way to launch ubunt only goes straight to windows. 7

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Exception during installation:
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1641, in <module>
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 199, in run
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 944, in configure_bootloader
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     old_bootdev = self.db.get('grub-installer/bootdev')
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 60, in <lambda>
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 65, in command
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.write.flush()
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py: IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
Dec 23 16:48:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


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Title:
  grub install /dev/sda failed. have tried to then install to boot
  sector of linux and still fails. leaves me with no way to launch ubunt
  only goes straight to windows. 7

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Wanted a dual boot windows 7 / ubuntu 11.04 64bit on both install.
  keep getting error  on grub install.  list of partitions below

  
  Grub_instlal/dev/sda failed then i choose sdb5 below and still get error. 

  
  /dev/sdb1 ntfs
  /dev/sdb3 extended 
  /dev/sdb5 ext2 (linux boot partition)
  /dev/sdb6 linuxo-swap
  /dv/sdb7 ext4 /target
  /dev/sdb8 ext 4 

  
  this is really annoying. Im trying to move away from windows, but things like this make it hard to.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Fri Dec 23 16:49:04 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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