Lenovo IdeaPad S205 can't boot with GRUB2 but old GRUB1 still works!

[mrl586]

mrl586@S205:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04
mrl586@S205:~$ apt-cache policy grub-common
grub-common:
  Asennettu: 1.99-14ubuntu2
  Ehdokas: 1.99-14ubuntu2
  Versiotaulukko:
 *** 1.99-14ubuntu2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: grub-common 1.99-14ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-6.12-generic 3.2.0-rc6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Dec 26 16:27:22 2011
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20111222)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[mrl586 (mrl586)]

I have also tested Kororaa 16 (Fedora 16) with GRUB2 and it works! Maybe this is packaging issue?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This issue has sat incomplete for more than 60 days now. I'm going to close it as invalid. Please feel free re-open if this is still an issue for you. Thank you.