[Bug 185878] Re: GRUB installation fails if installing to certain non-ext3 filesystems

[Neil Plucknett]

Trying to install on my PC - that is already running Win-7.  I added a 160 Gb drive to take Ubuntu ("Bionic Beaver) and elected to install the software here - /dev/sdd - and the boot partition is the existing 750 Gb boot drive for Windows 7 - /dev/sda - as I want a dual boot system for the time being at least.
Installer failed on the last step saying grub could not be installed to the / filesystem.

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Title:
  GRUB installation fails if installing to certain non-ext3 filesystems

Status in grub package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in grub source package in Hardy:
  Fix Released
Status in grub package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  Just like Bug #14010 but not just for JFS.

  GRUB will fail to install during setup when it is being installed to a
  partition (as opposed to a boot sector) formatted as anything but
  ext2/3fs, including JFS and ReiserFS.

  TEST CASE:
  1. use the ubuntu 8.04.3 alternate installer in expert mode to configure your root filesystem as JFS
  2. tell grub to install to the root partition instead of to the disk.
  3. confirm that grub installation fails.
  4. download the ubuntu 8.04.4 alternate installer candidate from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/hardy/daily/current/
  5. use the 8.04.4 candidate in expert mode to configure your root filesystem as JFS
  6. tell grub to install to the root partition instead of to the disk.
  67. verify that grub installation succeeds.

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