[Bug 1027539] Re: Lubuntu installer crashed on installing grub

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** Description changed:

- sudo grub-install /dev/sda
- /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /boot/grub (is /dev mounted?).
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.17
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.315
  Date: Sun Jul 22 03:00:28 2012
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
  ProcEnviron:
-  TERM=unknown
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  TERM=unknown
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ 
+ 
+ This bug occurs on a fresh install of Lubuntu 12.04. It occurs on both cases, of the installer being started from the boot screen, or after the entire lubuntu desktop has been loaded. See below screenshots and description.
+ 
+ This problem is also persistent, which means I have tried that twice,
+ and it didn't work either times. Lubuntu install fails and is unusable
+ afterwards
+ 
+ I also tried typing following directly on the commandline (after
+ stopping the installation)
+ 
+ sudo grub-install /dev/sda
+ /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /boot/grub (is /dev mounted?).

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Title:
  Lubuntu installer crashed on installing grub

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

Bug description:
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.17
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.315
  Date: Sun Jul 22 03:00:28 2012
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

  
  This bug occurs on a fresh install of Lubuntu 12.04. It occurs on both cases, of the installer being started from the boot screen, or after the entire lubuntu desktop has been loaded. See below screenshots and description.

  This problem is also persistent, which means I have tried that twice,
  and it didn't work either times. Lubuntu install fails and is unusable
  afterwards

  I also tried typing following directly on the commandline (after
  stopping the installation)

  sudo grub-install /dev/sda
  /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /boot/grub (is /dev mounted?).

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