While installing Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bits I see an error that the GRUB is unable to install

Bug #1360990 reported by Sergio Venegas
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grub-installer (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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Bug Description

the error apear while performing the instalation on a HP pavilion Desktop, the method of installation is USB with the ISO of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bits

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubiquity 2.18.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.340
Date: Sun Aug 24 20:58:01 2014
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper cdrom-detect/try-usb=true noprompt floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 ignore_uuid initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Sergio Venegas (chukiesavh) wrote :
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Filip Sohajek (filip-sohajek-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Hello,
are you installing on RAID?

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Sergio Venegas (chukiesavh) wrote :

Hello thanks for answering,

And no is not a RAID, is just 2 different HDD one is for the Ubuntu Installation and the other one are my personal files

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Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote :

It appears that you partitioned your disk with GPT but your computer is bios based rather than UEFI. To install grub in such a setup requires that you have a 1 MB bios_grub boot partition on the disk.

Changed in grub-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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