grub target boot device selection defaults to (hd0) but doesn't offer it in the dropdown

[Loïc Minier]

Binary package hint: ubiquity

Hi

On the last ubiquity screen before actual installation, in the Advanced... dialog, one can't select on which device to install the grub bootloader. The default is "(hd0)" but if one clicks the dropdown, it's not offered in the list of choices. Choices are:
/dev/sda /dev/sda
/dev/sda1 /dev/sda1

It looks like the intent was to show grub style devices along classic device names, so either this doesn't work or '(hd0)' should be offered in the list.

Bye

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 26 14:19:12 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release Candidate i386 (20091024)
Package: ubiquity 2.0.3
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: ubiquity
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2536): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2536): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:2589): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2627): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed

[StephanNies (nies-stephan)]

related to this bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/409575

[Dan (akumaryuu)]

I have also had this problem. I experimented with installing ubuntu to a flash drive and when I rebooted the flash drive didn't work and neither did my laptop.

The default option was for hd0. At the very least this should be more clear then having to click on some obscure "Advanced" button on the page after selecting the partitions. Also, when you tell ubuntu to manage the partition information for you and use the whole drive it should be smart enough to decide that is the device you want to boot from.

This is a great way for people to mess up their grub information.

[Ara Pulido (ara)]

Loïc, can you check if it happens with the latest Lucid builds?

[Monkey (monkey-libre)]

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

[Monkey (monkey-libre)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!