** Description changed: During install of Kubuntu 8.10 from LiveDVD, grub-installer exits with message: /dev/sda6 does not have any corresponding BIOS drive 4 partitions on 2 HDD's (PATA) to be used for Kubuntu 8.10: - /dev/sda6 for /boot - /dev/sda7 for /swap - /dev/sda8 for / - /dev/sdb7 for /usr A primary bootloader (bootmagic) exists in /dev/sda3 that refers to /dev/sda6 for booting Kubuntu. This has worked for several years with Kubuntu Feisty on /dev/sda6. - /dev/sda6 is a non-bootable extended partition. - - =====BEGIN> - [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/target/boot/grub$ sudo fdisk -lu - - Schijf /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes - 255 koppen, 63 sectoren/spoor, 9729 cilinders, totaal 156301488 sectoren - Eenheid = sectoren van 1 * 512 = 512 bytes - Schijf-ID: 0x2a40ace4 - - Apparaat Opstart Begin Einde Blokken ID Systeem - /dev/sda1 208908 73947194 36869143+ 17 Verborgen HPFS/NTFS - /dev/sda2 73947195 156296384 41174595 f W95 Uitgeb. (LBA) - /dev/sda3 * 63 208844 104391 6 FAT16 - /dev/sda5 73947258 78043769 2048256 b W95 FAT32 - /dev/sda6 78043833 78252614 104391 83 Linux - /dev/sda7 78252678 80308934 1028128+ 82 Linux wisselgeheugen - /dev/sda8 80308998 156296384 37993693+ 83 Linux - - Partitietabel-items liggen niet in schijfvolgorde. - - Schijf /dev/sdb: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes - 255 koppen, 63 sectoren/spoor, 14593 cilinders, totaal 234441648 sectoren - Eenheid = sectoren van 1 * 512 = 512 bytes - Schijf-ID: 0x19762147 - - Apparaat Opstart Begin Einde Blokken ID Systeem - /dev/sdb1 * 16065 234436544 117210240 f W95 Uitgeb. (LBA) - /dev/sdb5 16128 122897249 61440561 7 HPFS/NTFS - /dev/sdb6 122897313 163862999 20482843+ b W95 FAT32 - /dev/sdb7 163863063 234436544 35286741 83 Linux - [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/target/boot/grub$ - ==== END> - - (I'm sorry but the language is Dutch.) + /dev/sda6 is a non-bootable extended partition. (see fdisk.txt attachment) The solution was to install Kubuntu 8.10 without installing GRUB. Then reboot in LiveDVD and apply changes as described in http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=986000
** Attachment added: "fdisk.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19780819/fdisk.txt -- grub fails to install on partition during liveDVD install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/299665 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
