Ran into this when installing Ubuntu 14.04 on a SuperMicro 847 (36 disks + 2 SataDOMS for the OS), so just commenting to say this is not a merely hypothetical situation. The SataDoms end up at /dev/sdak and /de/sdal.
Applying the 'sed' workaround from the description worked. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1325606 Title: grub-installer fails on disks > 26th (restrictive shell pattern) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub-installer/+bug/1325606/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
