[Bug 879109] Re: Grub install failed on sda and sda3-btrfs

[Brian Murray]

Oct 20 17:19:06 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda'
Oct 20 17:19:06 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Oct 20 17:19:06 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda"
Oct 20 17:19:08 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Your embedding area is unusually small.  core.img won't fit in it..
Oct 20 17:19:08 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..
Oct 20 17:19:13 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error:
Oct 20 17:19:13 ubuntu grub-installer:  
Oct 20 17:19:13 ubuntu grub-installer: cannot read `/@/boot/grub/core.img' correctly
Oct 20 17:19:13 ubuntu grub-installer: .
Oct 20 17:19:13 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda"' failed.

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Title:
  Grub install failed on sda and sda3-btrfs

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

Bug description:
  I saw the btrfs file system choice and decided to see how it went. Not
  sure if its a problem with that or what, but grub failed to install on
  sda and sda3(the btrfs partition) .

  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: Thu Oct 20 17:25:06 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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