Ubuntu
ubiquity package

Grub installation should fail gracefully on errors

Bug #99458 reported by Hezekiah Carty
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Evan

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubiquity

When using the Feisty Beta LiveCD installer, grub errors cause the installer to quit completely rather than allowing the user to try changing the grub installation options. At this point, there is no option but to run through the entire installation over again.

With the newer kernel versions, IDE devices are apparently now listed as SCSI (/dev/sd*) rather than IDE (/dev/hd*). This is the problem which tripped me up in this case - I wanted to install the boot loader to /dev/hda1, which I forgot is now spelled /dev/sda1. It would be nice to be able to fix a mistake like this withouth having to re-do the entire installation.

Revision history for this message
Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Yes, it should. This has been something on my list for a while now.

Changed in ubiquity:
importance: Undecided → High
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Evan (ev) wrote :

I'm marking this as fixed as the functionality has been implemented in ubiquity for some time.

The current experience for entering an invalid bootloader device is:
http://people.canonical.com/~evand/tmp/bootloader-install-fail.png
http://people.canonical.com/~evand/tmp/bootloader-install-fail-continue-without.png

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Evan Dandrea (ev)
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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