[Bug 1891324] Re: Groovy Gorilla GRUB won't install to MBR

[cwsnyder]

Newer builds, including the 22.04 daily builds GRUB will install to MBR
after Xubuntu is installed, but the installer can't be correctly directed
to install on my machines BIOS/MBR. I must install, go to the Live version,
then repair GRUB. The installer on all versions demands to install on an
EFI/boot partition, and said EFI partition must be there during the install
process, even though my machine is old enough that said EFI is not picked
up during the boot process.

On Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 4:30 AM Chris Guiver <1891324 at bugs.launchpad.net>
wrote:

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> Ubuntu 20.10 (groovy) reached end-of-life on July 22, 2021.
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> ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
>        Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
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> Title:
>   Groovy Gorilla GRUB won't install to MBR
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   Tried 3 different daily builds, multiple distributions on /dev/sda.
>   Can't install GRUB to /dev/sda or /dev/sda1 which is my / pqrtition,
>   either. Errors out and usually messes up the previous GRUB install.
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
>   Package: ubiquity 20.10.9
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46-generic 5.4.44
>   Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64
>   NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
>   ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu44
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
>   CasperVersion: 1.452
>   Date: Wed Aug 12 08:01:22 2020
>   InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
> file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
>   LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Alpha amd64 (20200811)
>   SourcePackage: grub-installer
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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Title:
  Groovy Gorilla GRUB won't install to MBR

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Tried 3 different daily builds, multiple distributions on /dev/sda.
  Can't install GRUB to /dev/sda or /dev/sda1 which is my / pqrtition,
  either. Errors out and usually messes up the previous GRUB install.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
  Package: ubiquity 20.10.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46-generic 5.4.44
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu44
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.452
  Date: Wed Aug 12 08:01:22 2020
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Alpha amd64 (20200811)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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