[Bug 984989] [NEW] grub install fails. installing from /dev/sda to /dev/sdb

[Brad Figg]

Public bug reported:

Using today's amd64 daily-live iso. I am booting from a usb drive which
is showing up as /dev/sda. I am attempting to install to /dev/sdb. The
install goes fine until the installer tries to install grub to /dev/sda
which it shouldn't. I then tell it to install to /dev/sdb and that fails
as well.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ubiquity 2.10.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.314
Date: Wed Apr 18 08:12:57 2012
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120418.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise ubiquity-2.10.13

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Title:
  grub install fails. installing from /dev/sda to /dev/sdb

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

Bug description:
  Using today's amd64 daily-live iso. I am booting from a usb drive
  which is showing up as /dev/sda. I am attempting to install to
  /dev/sdb. The install goes fine until the installer tries to install
  grub to /dev/sda which it shouldn't. I then tell it to install to
  /dev/sdb and that fails as well.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.13
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.314
  Date: Wed Apr 18 08:12:57 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120418.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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