`grub-install /dev/sda` error when installing to empty /dev/sdb drive
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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grub-installer (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I'm attempting to install Kubuntu onto an empty drive of mine, which is called /dev/sdb, but when trying to install Kubuntu to that drive it'll always have an error running the command `grub-install /dev/sda`.
I've had this error with 18.04 and 16.04.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.7 [modified: lib/partman/
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.376.2
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Jan 1 00:18:14 2019
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/
LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 16.04.5 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180731)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)