grub fails to install on dell optiplex 320

[Mark Van den Borre]

(might be closely related to #138305)

* environment:
  * dell optiplex 320 desktop
  * ubuntu 7.10 (problem present with both live and alternate cd, apparently present in previous versions too)
  * needs option "hpet=disable" to boot
  * suggested diagnostics information from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies to follow (no access to the machines right now)

* problem: grub fails to install

Please tell me what more information you would like me to provide. I want this bug squashed. Badly.

P.S. I've temporarily worked around these issues by:
  * booting from the alternate cd
  * using the hpet=disable option
  * installing ubuntu, trying but failing to install lilo in the process
  * rebooting the alternate cd in rescue mode
  * chrooting into the installed but unbootable ubuntu setup
  * running liloconfig and lilo
  * rebooting into the installed (and now bootable! woohoo!) ubuntu system
See also: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=409345 for more details.

[Mark Van den Borre (markvdb)]

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=Bug%23419766 is a similar debian bug .

[Koen (koen-beek)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at [WWW] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in grub.

[Adrian Moisey (adrianmoisey)]

I also get this bug.

I have the same PC and exactly the same problems. It did this to me on Gutsy and Hardy

[Tom (tom6)]

Adrian near the top of this bug-report where it says " This bug doesn't affect me (change) " please click on the change part. Thanks, and thanks for confirming this too :)

[Julian Alarcon (julian-alarcon)]

Ok, this bug is still there, but, there is a workaround, you must to install lilo or grub2, please, to check steps see:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DellOptiplex320

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we cannot work on this bug because your description didn't include enough information. You may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem.

We have instructions on debugging some types of problems at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures

At a minimum, we need:
1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem,
2. the behavior you expected, and
3. the behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible).
Thanks!

[Mark Van den Borre (markvdb)]

I don't have this system anymore, but https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DellOptiplex320 seems to suggest that the bootloader installation problem has disappeared with the move to grub2.

You probably want to close this one...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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