I'm a long-time proponent of Ubuntu BUT in 10.04 ISO install disk, someone forgot to fix the GRUB install. I wouldn't have minded if the Lucid Install ISO CD download page has said that the install CD will not work with a previously set-up dual-boot WinXP+Ubuntu system... but just tell people it won't work. Instead the Install CD ties to do such re- install on top of an earlier dual-boot version (XP w Ubuntu 9.X), but it leaves the PC unable to boot any OS, which is a super-frustrating outcome!
The problem is an issue with Grub v1 and v2 getting confused with which is the Master Boot Record and/or leaving too much Grub v1 around. The only workaround is low-level command line firing of various Grub update utilities, trying to manually complete a full install of Grub v2. If the Install finds Grub v1, then the install should NOT half-install Grub v2. The only easy recovery is to download the SuperGrubDisk (and use it in your CD drive to boot). And doing so reminds me of going back to the old days of having a floppy disk boot. I suspect that this failure in the grub install routine is related to the half-install-then-fail bug reported above. Either way, the Install Team ought get right on it. -- package grub-pc 1.98-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/584567 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
