Comment 19 for bug 1012629

Hi,

This is still not working for me.

I downloaded the latest trusty mini.iso (from 3 April) and have tried to install on a laptop using a USB stick. It ends with:

Running 'grub-install --force "/dev/sda"' failed.

So, I verified that I'm grabbing what I should...

Apr 3 15:13:02 anna[6110]: 2014-04-03 15:13:02 URL:http://mymirror/ubuntu/pool/main/g/grub-installer/grub-installer_1.78ubuntu19_amd64.udeb [198620/198620] -> "/var/cache/anna/grub-installer_1.78ubuntu19_amd64.udeb" [1]

which is the latest. I verified that I'm preseeding correctly:

Apr 3 15:12:47 debconf: --> GET partman/early_command
Apr 3 15:12:47 debconf: <-- 0 USBDEV=$(list-devices usb-partition | sed "s/\(.*\)./\1/"); BOOTDEV=$(list-devices disk | grep -v $USBDEV | head -1); debconf-set partman-auto/disk $BOOTDEV; debconf-set grub-installer/bootdev $BOOTDEV;
Apr 3 15:12:47 preseed: running preseed command partman/early_command: USBDEV=$(list-devices usb-partition | sed "s/\(.*\)./\1/"); BOOTDEV=$(list-devices disk | grep -v $USBDEV | head -1); debconf-set partman-auto/disk $BOOTDEV; debconf-set grub-installer/bootdev $BOOTDEV;
Apr 3 15:12:48 debconf: --> SET partman-auto/disk /dev/sdb
Apr 3 15:12:48 debconf: <-- 0 value set
Apr 3 15:12:48 debconf: --> SET grub-installer/bootdev /dev/sdb
Apr 3 15:12:48 debconf: <-- 0 value set

and here's what actually happens when it gets to the grub bit...

Apr 3 15:26:20 debconf: --> SETTITLE debian-installer/grub-installer/title
Apr 3 15:26:20 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Apr 3 15:26:20 debconf: --> GET grub-installer/bootdev
Apr 3 15:26:20 debconf: <-- 0 /dev/sdb
Apr 3 15:26:20 debconf: --> GET cdrom-detect/hybrid
Apr 3 15:26:20 debconf: <-- 10 cdrom-detect/hybrid doesn't exist
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: --> PROGRESS STEP 1
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO grub-installer/progress/step_bootdev
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: --> FGET grub-installer/bootdev seen
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: <-- 0 false

That "false" worries me. Is that right?

Then it continues and blows up.

Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: --> INPUT high grub-installer/only_debian
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: <-- 30 question skipped
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: --> GO
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: <-- 0 ok
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: --> GET grub-installer/only_debian
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: <-- 0 true
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: --> PROGRESS STEP 1
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: --> SUBST grub-installer/progress/step_install_loader BOOTDEV /dev/sda
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: Adding [BOOTDEV] -> [/dev/sda]
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: <-- 0
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO grub-installer/progress/step_install_loader
Apr 3 15:26:21 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Apr 3 15:26:21 grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda'
Apr 3 15:26:21 grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support --no-floppy
Apr 3 15:26:21 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install --force "/dev/sda"
Apr 3 15:26:21 grub-installer: Installing for i386-pc platform.
Apr 3 15:26:22 grub-installer: grub-install: warning: your embedding area is unusually small. core.img won't fit in it..
Apr 3 15:26:22 grub-installer: grub-install: error: embedding is not possible, but this is required for cross-disk install.
Apr 3 15:26:22 grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install --force "/dev/sda"' failed.
Apr 3 15:26:22 debconf: --> SUBST grub-installer/grub-install-failed BOOTDEV /dev/sda
Apr 3 15:26:22 debconf: Adding [BOOTDEV] -> [/dev/sda]
Apr 3 15:26:22 debconf: <-- 0
Apr 3 15:26:22 debconf: --> INPUT critical grub-installer/grub-install-failed

Either this issue still exists or I am doing something wrong, which is very possible :)

Thanks.

David