[Bug 1299134] Re: grub-installer failed during install trusty 64bit

[Shu Hung (Koala)]

I have a lengthy work-around to install a work-able Ubuntu 14.04 on my
laptop.

This is NOT a supposed fix to the bug, but this serve as a temp solution
of all fellow users with the same issue.

WARNING: To follow my steps, you.d better have experience on custom
partition configuration. If you don't know what I am talking about,
forget it.


Steps:

1. install Ubuntu 14.04 i386 version with "Custom" installation option.
Dedicate a primary partition to /boot.

2. install Ubuntu 14.04 amd64 version with "Custom" installation. Reuse
the partition config for your i386 installation. DO NOT format the /boot
folder.

3. After booting into your installation, open terminal and run the
command "sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get -y install grub-pc".
This will remove grub-efi* for you.

4. If you missed the prompt to do configuration, run "sudo grub-install
/dev/sda" (replace sda with your harddisk name)

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Title:
  grub-installer failed during install trusty 64bit

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

Bug description:
  Trying to install Trusty (14.04) beta 2 with the install DVD iso and a USB thumb drive.
  All the other process success. Only the grub-install part failed.

  My laptop is a Lenovo B470.
  CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz
  Boots with BIOS (no EFI for the motherboard).

  Installing with the installer program in live cd session.

  Exptected to run through the whole install process.
  But it fails at the last stage (grub-install).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.17.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-19.40-generic 3.13.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.339
  Date: Sat Mar 29 01:39:03 2014
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20140326)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=zh_TW.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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