[Bug 1309349] Re: Netboot install from USB media attempts to install grub on /dev/sda (USB media) instead of actual boot partition

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** Description changed:

  I did a USB command line install using the Trusty Tahr 14.04 LTS (AMD64)
  netboot image located here:
  
  http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/installer-
  amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso
  
  15-Apr-2014 21:53        37M
  
- I have 6 hard drives in this machine, I'm detail the first two device
- blocks:
+ I have 6 hard drives in this machine, I'm providing details for the
+ first two device blocks:
  
  /dev/sda (usb installation media with mini.iso image - used unetbootin)
  /dev/sdb - my main hard drive with 4 partitions
  /dev/sdb1 - /boot
  /dev/sdb2 - /
  /dev/sdb3 - /swap
  /dev/sdb4 - /home
  
  Towards the end of the install, the installer asks whether or not
  install GRUB on MBR, identifying only one operating system present.  I
  chose YES, and it installed GRUB on /dev/sda  which is my usb
  installation media.  Afterwards, it completed the install, but when the
  system rebooted, it of course was missing the boot loader from the real
  boot partition.  So it would drop into grub rescue.  It showed error
  message - "error: symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found."
  
  I rebooted off the same usb installation media, but choosing recovery
  mode.  I dropped into a shell and attempted to run grub-install, but i
  got an error message about ext2 and requiring block lists and grub
  refused to install.
  
  So to get around this, I re-installed again off the usb media.  But this
- time I pulled my media out when it got to the step where it asks if I
- want to install grub.  I chose yes, let it fail when it tried to put it
- on /dev/sda again.  Then when it bumped me back to the menu where it
- lists your options.  I chose to install grub on a hard drive.  This time
- it correctly found my boot partition on /dev/sdb.  And the install
- completed without issue.
+ time I pulled my usb installation media out when it got to the step
+ where it asks if I want to install grub.  I chose yes, let it fail when
+ it tried to put it on /dev/sda again.  Then when it bumped me back to
+ the menu where it lists your options.  I chose to install grub on a hard
+ drive.  This time it correctly found my boot partition on /dev/sdb.  And
+ the install completed without issue.

** Package changed: debian-installer (Ubuntu) => debian-installer-
netboot-images (Ubuntu)

** Summary changed:

- Netboot install from USB media attempts to install grub on /dev/sda (USB media) instead of actual boot partition
+ Trusty Tahr 14.04 LTS Netboot install from USB media attempts to install grub on /dev/sda (USB media) instead of actual boot partition

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Title:
  Trusty Tahr 14.04 LTS Netboot install from USB media attempts to
  install grub on /dev/sda (USB media) instead of actual boot partition

Status in “debian-installer-netboot-images” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I did a USB command line install using the Trusty Tahr 14.04 LTS
  (AMD64) netboot image located here:

  http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/installer-
  amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso

  15-Apr-2014 21:53        37M

  I have 6 hard drives in this machine, I'm providing details for the
  first two device blocks:

  /dev/sda (usb installation media with mini.iso image - used unetbootin)
  /dev/sdb - my main hard drive with 4 partitions
  /dev/sdb1 - /boot
  /dev/sdb2 - /
  /dev/sdb3 - /swap
  /dev/sdb4 - /home

  Towards the end of the install, the installer asks whether or not
  install GRUB on MBR, identifying only one operating system present.  I
  chose YES, and it installed GRUB on /dev/sda  which is my usb
  installation media.  Afterwards, it completed the install, but when
  the system rebooted, it of course was missing the boot loader from the
  real boot partition.  So it would drop into grub rescue.  It showed
  error message - "error: symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found."

  I rebooted off the same usb installation media, but choosing recovery
  mode.  I dropped into a shell and attempted to run grub-install, but i
  got an error message about ext2 and requiring block lists and grub
  refused to install.

  So to get around this, I re-installed again off the usb media.  But
  this time I pulled my usb installation media out when it got to the
  step where it asks if I want to install grub.  I chose yes, let it
  fail when it tried to put it on /dev/sda again.  Then when it bumped
  me back to the menu where it lists your options.  I chose to install
  grub on a hard drive.  This time it correctly found my boot partition
  on /dev/sdb.  And the install completed without issue.

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