I have attempted to reproduce the problem where Grub cannot be installed on the root filesystem of the new Ubuntu instance. I installed a first instance on a new disk. The installer proceeded with the installation of Grub. This consists of the MBR (first sector on the disk) which invokes the grub files on /boot/grub.
I installed a second instance of Ubuntu on additional partitions. This time the installer had detected the first instance and asked me if I want to install Grub or not. I declined and proceeded to install it on the same partition where I am installing Ubuntu. I did get the error that Grub could not be installed, just like you did. The installer allowed me to go back and try again. I realized I had the incorrect grub numbering for the partition. The logical partitions starts at (hd0,4) regardless of how many primary partitions are created. If you have (hd0,0) as a primary partition followed by 6 logical partitions, the second partition will be (hd0,4) and not (hd0,1). I was able to install Grub on the second instance. The MBR on the disk was still loading the grub files from the first instance. All I need to do is to add an entry in menu.lst for the second instance. BugSquad -- Cannot install grub into root partition https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/63869 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
