[Bug 1269728] Re: could not install grub bootloader (ubuntu-gnome)

[Phillip Susi]

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On 1/17/2014 2:55 AM, Arnaud Ongenae wrote:
> At this stage, there are three available options * choose another
> partition (I tried them all /dev/sda /dev/sda1 /dev/sdc /dev/sdc5) 
> * finish the installation without bootloader * cancel the
> installation
> 
> - I tried all available partition of the drop list,
> unsuccessfully.

Unfortunately there is another bug in the installer where if
installing grub fails the first time, even if you choose the correct
location to retry, it won't work either.  It has to be correct on the
first try.

> /usr/sbin/grub2-bios-setup: warning: Sector 32 is already in use
> by the program `FlexNet'; avoiding it.  This software may cause
> boot or other problems in future.  Please ask its authors not to
> store data in the boot track.

That isn't an error; it is a warning.  It installed successfully and
is just letting you know that it detected this "flexnet" garbage and
is working around it.

By the way, since you installed grub manually, it will not be able to
correctly upgrade itself.  To correct this, run sudo dpkg-reconfigure
grub-pc and select the drive(s) to install to in the menu so that it
will remember your choice for when it is time to upgrade.


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Title:
  could not install grub bootloader (ubuntu-gnome)

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

Bug description:
  At the end of the installation of ubuntu-gnome 13.10,  it failed to install the bootloader.
  The original disk was a SSD
  The installer allowed me to choose another disk, I tried without success on a normal drive.

  The partition are as follow, I asked the install to format these partition (there was an older ubuntu version on them)
  - SSD 64G
  10G swap
  54G /

  - normal disk 550G
  500G /home

  It's the first time I encounter such issue on this computer/disks, I
  use this HW since ubuntu 11.10 without issue.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.15.26
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  Date: Thu Jan 16 10:13:11 2014
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-gnome.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131017)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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