diff -u grub-0.97/debian/kernel-helper grub-0.97/debian/kernel-helper
--- grub-0.97/debian/kernel-helper
+++ grub-0.97/debian/kernel-helper
@@ -89 +89 @@
-update-grub > /dev/null 2>&1
+[ ! -e /boot/grub ] ||  update-grub > /dev/null 2>&1
diff -u grub-0.97/debian/changelog grub-0.97/debian/changelog
--- grub-0.97/debian/changelog
+++ grub-0.97/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+grub (0.97-29ubuntu34) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/kernel-helper: Do not run update-grub at the end if /boot/grub/
+    does not exist, since that will make the entire script and thus package
+    configuration fail. d-i installs grub and calls update-grub later.
+    (LP: #256989)
+
+ -- Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com>  Sun, 11 May 2008 12:08:37 +0200
+
 grub (0.97-29ubuntu33) intrepid; urgency=low
 
   * kernel-helper: Run update-grub after creating last boot, in order to