[Bug 884879] Re: Installer attempted to install grub on wrong device

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Exception during installation:
Nov  1 15:08:09 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Nov  1 15:08:09 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1641, in <module>
Nov  1 15:08:09 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Nov  1 15:08:09 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Nov  1 15:08:09 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Nov  1 15:08:09 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 199, in run
Nov  1 15:08:09 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
Nov  1 15:08:09 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 955, in configure_bootloader
Nov  1 15:08:09 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Nov  1 15:08:09 ubuntu plugininstall.py: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Nov  1 15:08:09 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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Title:
  Installer attempted to install grub on wrong device

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  /boot installed to /dev/sdb1, /usr installed to /dev/sda1. Installer
  attempted to install grub on /dev/sda

  Release: Oneiric Live Disk

  Expected grub to be installed where /boot is.
  Instead installer attempted to install grub on wrong device and failed with a "fatal error".

  Simple way to workaround (which I will try now) is to but /boot on /dev/sda1.
  But the installer (ubiquity) should know better :P

  BTW it's an awesome program.
  Thanks a bunch

  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 i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Tue Nov  1 15:08:14 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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