following site helped me to install grub: http://anti.teamidiot.de/nei/2006/10/debian_grubinstall_freeze_on_x/
i wanted to switch from lilo to grub so this is what i did to install grub when ubuntu starts i logged in two of the consoles (strg+alt+F1 and F2) in the first console i started "sudo install-grub /dev/sda" when it hangs now i switched to the second console and typed: "sudo xfs_freeze -u ." repeat it until grub-install finishes on the first console! it works now! -- grub-install hangs with xfs root/boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/8058 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
