[Bug 842247] Re: fatal error grub failed to install on root partition

[Gary M]

Extract from attached UbiquitySyslog :

Sep  6 08:04:49 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda6'
Sep  6 08:04:49 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Sep  6 08:04:49 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda6"
Sep  6 08:04:51 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..
Sep  6 08:04:51 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..
Sep  6 08:04:56 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: cannot read `/@/boot/grub/core.img' correctly.
Sep  6 08:04:56 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda6"' failed.

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Title:
  fatal error grub failed to install on root partition

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  i wan to install ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 dual boot with windows seven,
  and i plan to install the grub2 to in root partition sda6 (btrfs filesystem)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.7.25
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.15-generic 3.0.3
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.280
  Date: Tue Sep  6 08:15:31 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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