[Bug 1414124] Re: install reports unable to install grub to /dev/sdb

[Eric Fontaine]

I disconnected the 2.5-in drive that was in sda and did reinstall as
"OEM" settings and it succedded somehow (syslog attached, but note that
sda now refers to the ssdcard).

I'm going to try some more to reproduce the original error.  These last
few sucessful installs have been booting the kubunt iso in EFI mode...I
can't remember if the first time when it failed if was because I was
booting the dvd in legacy mode.  I'm going to try legacy mode boot now
and install to the ssd to see if that causes the error (and now I'm
wondering in that case that the error is not with grub2 itself but with
settings passed to grub2 or with the computer's boot-mode...although in
the past when I had sucessful arch and a few other sucessful installs,
I'm almost certain it was in legacy mode).

** Attachment added: "succesful_install_to_ssd_card_syslog.txt"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1414124/+attachment/4304599/+files/succesful_install_to_ssd_card_syslog.txt

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Title:
  install reports unable to install grub to /dev/sdb

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  first, I don't know if this is a new bug, but I don't know what bug it matches.  The latest testing kubuntu installer almost finished, then report grub error could not install grub to /dev/sdb.  However, I then used terminal to sudo grub-install --root-directoyr=/mnt/ /dev/sdb
  which didn't report errors, and I assume will boot, but just reporting because installer did not work correctly out of box.

  My labtop (Dell M4500) specs:
  https://gist.github.com/anonymous/7102aceb5c082f15553c

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: grub2 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-9.10-generic 3.18.2
  Uname: Linux 3.18.0-9-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.349
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Fri Jan 23 13:48:49 2015
  LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150123)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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