Ubuntu12.10 fails to install grub. Manually installing also fails.

[ginnis]

May be closely related to bug #880766, but only 2 disks. Initially 12.04 resided on an SSD. I have tried updating that OS, a re-install, and erasing the disk and doing a clean install. I have also fetched boot-repair from ppa:yannubuntu and run it. This also fails: on reboot I get to the opening screen (Ubuntu with a series of dots) and the install hangs.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubiquity 2.12.16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.328
Date: Tue Apr 16 15:29:58 2013
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=unknown
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[ginnis (innisg)]

Resolution: I removed the second HDD. When forced to write the boot record to the SDD the install runs properly. The HDD can be reinstalled after the system is rebooted.

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

According to your logs you are using LVM, but there are no LVM partitions shown. Can you post the output of sudo parted -l?

[ginnis (innisg)]

As requested, output of 'sudo parted -l" is below. However this is only for the SSD. I haven't yet remounted the HDD because I am too busy installing and running codes. The curious thing is that this worked properly under 12.04 but I messed it up somehow going to 12.10.

Model: ATA Corsair Force 3 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 60.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
 1 1049kB 51.6GB 51.6GB primary ext4 boot
 2 51.6GB 60.0GB 8460MB extended
 5 51.6GB 60.0GB 8460MB logical linux-swap(v1)

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

We would need to see the output for the hd. Did you use LVM on that drive?

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