[Bug 1066173] Re: whole disk install puts grub in wrong place

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Logs in debug mode with the following disk layout:
sda: internal ssd drive
sdb: usb stick
sdc: external sata drive

On first boot after installation and removing the usb stick I'm dropped to grub rescue mode with the following error message:
error: file '/boot/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found

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Title:
  whole disk install puts grub in wrong place

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Quantal:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  For test case "Install (entire disk) in Ubuntu Studio DVD i386 for
  Quantal Final " Oct12.1. When installing onto a second drive
  (removable in this case) The boot information goes on the internal
  drive instead of the install drive. When the second drive is removed
  the internal drive can no longer be booted because grub is looking for
  the external drive.

  One of two things should happen (in my opinion):

  a) grub should be installed on the same drive as the new install.

  b) when choosing drive to install to, a place to select where grub is
  to be installed should be provided.

  and now to go repair grub on my machine...

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