[Bug 945449] Re: Unable to install grub on /dev/sda9 during 12.04 beta1 installation with btrfs

[Gary M]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 879109 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879109

Mar  3 08:22:24 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda9'
Mar  3 08:22:24 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Mar  3 08:22:24 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda9"
Mar  3 08:22:26 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..
Mar  3 08:22:26 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..
Mar  3 08:22:31 ubuntu grub-installer: /usr/sbin/grub-setup: error: cannot read `/@/boot/grub/core.img' correctly.
Mar  3 08:22:31 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install  --no-floppy --force "/dev/sda9"' failed.


** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 879109
   Grub install failed on sda and sda3-btrfs

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Title:
  Unable to install grub on /dev/sda9 during 12.04 beta1 installation
  with btrfs

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

Bug description:
  Unable to install grub on /dev/sda9 during 12.04 beta1 installation
  with btrfs

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.9.23
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.305
  Date: Sat Mar  3 16:24:54 2012
  InstallCmdLine: boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/ubuntu-12.04-beta1-desktop-amd64.iso ro quiet splash
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301)
  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)

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