With the little understanding I have so far of Linux, according to my SysLog this is where grub-install screws up (/sda8 & /sda9 being IBM's JFS):
###################################### Apr 29 04:55:06 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda9' Apr 29 04:55:06 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy Apr 29 04:55:06 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install --no-floppy "/dev/sda9" Apr 29 04:55:08 ubuntu grub-installer: Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time. Apr 29 04:55:09 ubuntu grub-installer: Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub Apr 29 04:55:15 ubuntu grub-installer: Installing GRUB to /dev/sda9 as (hd0,8)... Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: the first word, TAB lists possible command Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: completions of a device/filename. ] Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: grub> root (hd0,8) Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: grub> setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 --prefix=/boot/grub (hd0,8) Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: Checking if "/boot/grub/jfs_stage1_5" exists... yes Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: Running "embed /boot/grub/jfs_stage1_5 (hd0,8)"... 18 sectors are embedded. Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: succeeded Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: Running "install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0,8) (hd0,8)1+18 p (hd0,8)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"... failed Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: Error 6: Mismatched or corrupt version of stage1/stage2 Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: grub> quit Apr 29 04:55:16 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install --no-floppy "/dev/sda9"' failed. Apr 29 04:58:13 ubuntu python: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/cdrom Apr 29 04:58:13 ubuntu finish-install: Disabling CD in sources.list Apr 29 04:58:13 ubuntu python: Exception during installation: Apr 29 04:58:13 ubuntu python: Traceback (most recent call last): Apr 29 04:58:13 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2225, in <module> Apr 29 04:58:13 ubuntu python: install.run() Apr 29 04:58:13 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 435, in run Apr 29 04:58:13 ubuntu python: self.configure_bootloader() Apr 29 04:58:13 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1659, in configure_bootloader Apr 29 04:58:13 ubuntu python: "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret) Apr 29 04:58:13 ubuntu python: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1 Apr 29 04:58:13 ubuntu python: ###################################### Why/how is this failure happening and what do I need to do, in order to finally get Jaunty somehow installed? PS: The GRUB bootloader must be in a PBR and not the MBR, the fs must be JFS and not ext[n] or whatever. -- ubiquity crashed with InstallStepError in configure_bootloader() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/260001 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
