[Bug 1152771] Re: fails to install grub

[Phillip Susi]

You can't install grub to an ntfs partition.  You must install it to the
MBR ( /dev/sda ).


** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  fails to install grub

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

Bug description:
  I am reinstalling ubuntu 12.04 from a live disc on a formatted
  partition, sda4.  sda2 is flagged as boot, but it fails to install
  grub on that partition.  sda2 is ntfs format. dual booting with
  windows 7. worked fine before reinstall.

  thanks in advance.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.315
  Date: Fri Mar  8 16:39:02 2013
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper persistent initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash -- BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
  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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