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

[Eric Fontaine]

Ok, so I wrote 0's to /dev/sda/ and then rebooted into lubuntu test iso
(on an usb) and told it to erase & install to /dev/sdb.  Just nearing
completion, I get popup: "Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda" with text
"Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda' failed. This is a fatal error." and
then lubuntu presented me with recourse to select other drive to install
bootloader to, so I tried sdb, but then get same popup for sdb "Unable
to install GRUB in /dev/sdb" with text "Executing 'grub-install
/dev/sdb' failed. This is a fatal error."  I've attached the syslog.

So I think there is definately a bug with installing any ubuntu into sdb
when there is a blank partition table on sda.  Can you correctly
categorize this bug and forward to appropriate people?  Let me know if
you want me to do any more tests.

** Attachment added: "install_lubuntu_to_sdb_with_blank_sda_fail_install_grub_to_sda_and_presented_recourse_install_grub_to_sdb_failed_also_syslog.txt"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1414124/+attachment/4304997/+files/install_lubuntu_to_sdb_with_blank_sda_fail_install_grub_to_sda_and_presented_recourse_install_grub_to_sdb_failed_also_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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