[Bug 883012] Re: cannot create boot

[Brian Murray]

Oct 28 09:15:31 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/mmcblk0'
Oct 28 09:15:31 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Oct 28 09:15:31 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/mmcblk0"
Oct 28 09:15:34 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partitionless disk or to a partition.  This is a BAD idea..
Oct 28 09:15:34 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: embedding is not possible, but this is required for cross-disk install.
Oct 28 09:15:34 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/mmcblk0"' failed.
Oct 28 09:15:45 ubuntu ubiquity[3570]: Reverting lockdown the desktop environment.Oct 28 09:15:31 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/mmcblk0'


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Title:
  cannot create boot

Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Trying to install 11.04 on a DELL 1535 that runs VISTA. Trying to
  create boot sector; ERROR: cannot create boot sector. Tried several
  logical locations. Nothing worked.

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