[Bug 1196068] Re: installation fail to install grub on a ssd disk

[Phillip Susi]

Grub defaults to installing to /dev/sda.  In your case, /dev/sda is not
formatted, so this failed.  Either format it, or install grub to another
drive and make sure your bios is set to boot from that drive.


** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  installation fail to install grub on a ssd disk

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I have a bug installing ubuntu on a new computer.

  I Have an ssd disk on /dev/sdb I try to install on this disk.

  I get the following error grub-install fail

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.14.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.331
  Date: Sat Jun 29 12:13:19 2013
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper persistent initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=fr_FR.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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