Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: grub-installer
I have 3 hard discs in my machine. hd0 hd1 and sd0
hd0 had winXp on it
hd1 has data on it sdb is a 1Gig usb stick.
I installed Edgy Eft to sd0 with grub-install writing to hd0 (mbr I guess?)
I could select either to boot.
I also had another disc which has Mandriva 2006 on it.
I used it to replace hd0 and then edited /boot/grub/menu.lst so I could choose
either Mandriva or Ubuntu. This also worked without trouble.
I want to remove my pata discs so with Mandiva and Ubuntu on hd0 and sd0
I booted up from the Egdy Eft live disc and tried installing edgy eft to my
sata drive. I selected sd0/use whole disc and when it summerised what it was
going to do I changed the option for grub on hd0 to sd0.
It failed to do this, however I can still boot and select ubuntu from
the original.
I have left out parts of syslog which do not seem relevent and also most of the
iterations appearing in /var/log/partman
( They seem to just repeat the same information )
Here is the error report from the crash:
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
/var/log/syslog
Dec 13 22:34:42 ubuntu linux-boot-prober: debug: running
/usr/lib/linux-boot-probes/mounted
Dec 13 22:34:42 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '(sd0)'
Dec 13 22:34:42 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Dec 13 22:34:42 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target
/sbin/grub-install --no-floppy "(sd0)"
Dec 13 22:34:42 ubuntu grub-installer: Probing devices to guess BIOS drives.
This may take a long time.
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: Format of install_device not recognized.
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: Usage: grub-install [OPTION]
install_device
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: Install GRUB on your drive.
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer:
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: -h, --help print this
message and exit
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: -v, --version print the
version information and exit
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: --root-directory=DIR install GRUB
images under the directory DIR
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: instead of the
root directory
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: --grub-shell=FILE use FILE as
the grub shell
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: --no-floppy do not probe
any floppy drive
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: --force-lba force GRUB to
use LBA mode even for a buggy
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: BIOS
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: --recheck probe a device
map even if it already exists
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer:
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: INSTALL_DEVICE can be a GRUB device name
or a system device filename.
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer:
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: grub-install copies GRUB images into the
DIR/boot directory specfied by
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: --root-directory, and uses the grub
shell to install grub into the boot
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: sector.
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer:
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
Dec 13 22:34:43 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install
--no-floppy "(sd0)"' failed.
Dec 13 22:34:49 ubuntu python: ubiquity: ['log-output', '-t', 'ubiquity',
'--pass-stdout', '/usr/share/grub-installer/grub-installer', '/target'] exited
with code 1
Dec 13 22:34:49 ubuntu python: Exception during installation:
Dec 13 22:34:49 ubuntu python: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 13 22:34:49 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line
1404, in ?
Dec 13 22:34:49 ubuntu python: install.run()
Dec 13 22:34:49 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line
385, in run
Dec 13 22:34:49 ubuntu python: self.configure_bootloader()
Dec 13 22:34:49 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line
1163, in configure_bootloader
Dec 13 22:34:49 ubuntu python: raise InstallStepError(
Dec 13 22:34:49 ubuntu python: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code
1
Dec 13 22:34:49 ubuntu python:
Dec 13 22:34:49 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: ubiquity: ['log-output', '-t',
'ubiquity', '--pass-stdout', '/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py'] exited with code
1
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: debconffilter_done: Install (current:
None)
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: Exception in GTK frontend (invoking
crash handler):
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 166,
in ?
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: main()
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 161,
in main
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: install(sys.argv[1])
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 57, in
install
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: ret = wizard.run()
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: File
"/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 305, in run
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: self.process_step()
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: File
"/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 856, in process_step
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: self.progress_loop()
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: File
"/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 628, in progress_loop
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: raise RuntimeError, ("Install
failed with exit code %s\n%s" %
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: RuntimeError: Install failed with exit
code 1
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: File
"/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1404, in ?
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: install.run()
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: File
"/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 385, in run
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: self.configure_bootloader()
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: File
"/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1163, in configure_bootloader
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: raise InstallStepError(
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed
with code 1
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu ubiquity[27421]:
Dec 13 22:34:50 ubuntu last message repeated 2 times
/var/log/partman
parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 398
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/finish.d/70aptinstall_xfs:
*******************************************************
/lib/partman/finish.d/70aptinstall_xfs: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=hda
parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS
parted_server: command_partitions()
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK
parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-1061061119 1061028864 primary
linux-swap /dev/hda1
parted_server: OUT: 2 1061061120-6432168959 5371107840 primary ext3
/dev/hda2
parted_server: OUT: 5 6432201216-38650590719 32218389504 logical ext3
/dev/hda5
parted_server: OUT: 6 38650622976-39177008639 526385664 logical ext3
/dev/hda6
parted_server: OUT: 7 39177040896-60653214719 21476173824 logical ext3
/dev/hda7
parted_server: OUT: 8 60653246976-71387205119 10733958144 logical ext3
/dev/hda8
parted_server: OUT: 9 71387237376-120047961599 48660724224 logical
ext3 /dev/hda9
parted_server: OUT: -1 120047961600-120056186879 8225280 pri/log free
/dev/hda-1
parted_server: Partitions printed
parted_server: OUT:
parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 399
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/finish.d/70aptinstall_xfs: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=hdb
parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS
parted_server: command_partitions()
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK
parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-60022480895 60022448640 primary ext3
/dev/hdb1
parted_server: Partitions printed
parted_server: OUT:
parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 400
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/finish.d/70aptinstall_xfs: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=sda
parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS
parted_server: command_partitions()
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK
parted_server: OUT: 1 32256-160820674559 160820642304 primary ext2
/dev/sda1
parted_server: OUT: 5 160820706816-163921605119 3100898304 logical
linux-swap /dev/sda5
parted_server: Partitions printed
parted_server: OUT:
parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 401
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/finish.d/70aptinstall_xfs: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=sdb
parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS
parted_server: command_partitions()
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK
parted_server: OUT: 1 16384-1039663103 1039646720 primary fat16
/dev/sdb1
parted_server: Partitions printed
parted_server: OUT:
parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 402
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/finish.d/80parted:
*******************************************************
/lib/partman/finish.d/80parted: IN: QUIT
parted_server: Read command: QUIT
parted_server: Quitting
** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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unable to write to mbr on disc (sd0)
https://launchpad.net/bugs/75676
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