Ubuntu
grub-installer package

Edgy 6.10 alternate CD: grub fails to install

Bug #63825 reported by Torsten Eichstädt
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grub-installer (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

to reproduce:
1. Boot CD
2. Press <F2> to select your language
3. Press <Enter> to start the installer
4. Follow the install procedure until it wants to install grub boot loader

FYI: System is a laptop, XP installed, 1/2 the space is already reserved for Linux
More bugs to follow (_numerous_... :/ )

Revision history for this message
Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

It works for many people, so you need to provide much more information. /var/log/syslog (or /var/log/installer/syslog if you've managed to boot into the new system) would be a good start.

Changed in debian-installer:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
Revision history for this message
John (john-wondertouch) wrote :

I also had an issue with installing grub, I attempted to install it on a different partition than it initially suggested. I have a 150G drive partitioned in 4 partitions, 47M dell, 130G winXP, 10G Ubuntu, 2G swap. I also have a boot manager multibooting (system commander 8) and this is why I didn’t want grub to mess with XP. I told the install to put grub in partition #3 (10G Ubuntu) and it failed. I assume I was to blame because I am complete Linux novice. I have included the error screen, partman and syslog, I hope the zip is OK. As a reference I am using Edgy 6.10 normal cd (not alternate).

Brian Murray (brian-murray)
Changed in grub-installer:
status: Needs Info → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Haglund (mathias-haglund) wrote :

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Ubuntu 6.10 reached EOL on April 2008.
Please see this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

Changed in grub-installer (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
Przemek K. (azrael)
Changed in grub-installer (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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