[newbie] grub / boot pbm

Bug #69659 reported by piero
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubuntu-desktop

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 166, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 161, in main
    install(sys.argv[1])
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 57, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 305, in run
    self.process_step()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 856, in process_step
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 628, in progress_loop
    raise RuntimeError, ("Install failed with exit code %s\n%s" %
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1404, in ?
    install.run()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 385, in run
    self.configure_bootloader()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1163, in configure_bootloader
    raise InstallStepError(
InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1

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Jeff Greene (jeffgreene) wrote :

I believe the cause of your error is that there is no device called hd3. It should probably be hd0 (your primary drive-- /dev/hda). I think this is the source of the error:

Nov 1 12:07:14 ubuntu grub-installer: Running "install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/stage1 d (hd3) /boot/grub/stage2 p /boot/grub/menu.lst "... failed
Nov 1 12:07:14 ubuntu grub-installer:
Nov 1 12:07:14 ubuntu grub-installer: Error 21: Selected disk does not exist
Nov 1 12:07:14 ubuntu grub-installer: grub> quit
Nov 1 12:07:14 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install --no-floppy "(hd3)"' failed.

description: updated
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Jeff Greene (jeffgreene) wrote :

I will attach the files posted in your description so the page loads quicker.

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Jeff Greene (jeffgreene) wrote :

Attached is /var/log/syslog.

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Jeff Greene (jeffgreene) wrote :

Attached is /var/log/partman.

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Matthew Woerly (nattgew) wrote :

Does this error still occur?

Changed in ubiquity:
status: New → Incomplete
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piero (piero-fr) wrote :

now everything well, sorry that I don't respond before

Jeff give the good solution

thanks a lot

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Matthew Woerly (nattgew) wrote :

I'll set this to invalid then, thanks.

Changed in ubiquity:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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