Comment 48 for bug 1289977

Same error here.

Updated from 13.10 to 14.04 several machines with 2x2Tb HD's without problem. Found the problem with one machine with 2x3Tb HD's.

Machines had only one OS: ubuntu 13.10

Working machines has partition table type "msdos", the failed one has partition table type "gpt" as per parted -l output.

Tried unsuccessful options to fix the error:

1) dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc

2) grub-install /dev/sda && grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

3) reinstall grub:

      apt-get purge -y grub grub-pc grub-common
      rm /etc/grub.d /etc/default/grub* /boot/grub -fr
      apt-get install -y grub-common grub-pc

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Some details for the failing machine:

# debconf-show grub-pc
  grub-pc/timeout: 10
  grub-pc/install_devices_failed: false
  grub-pc/partition_description:
  grub2/device_map_regenerated:
* grub2/linux_cmdline_default:
  grub-pc/disk_description:
  grub-pc/install_devices_failed_upgrade: true
  grub-pc/install_devices_disks_changed:
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet splash
  grub-pc/install_devices_empty: false
  grub-pc/kopt_extracted: false
  grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true
  grub-pc/hidden_timeout: true
  grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
* grub2/linux_cmdline:
* grub-pc/install_devices: /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3000DM001-9YN166_W1F0MK3V
  grub-pc/mixed_legacy_and_grub2: true
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:

# parted -l
Model: ATA ST3000DM001-9YN1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 3001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 4 1049kB 2097kB 1049kB bios_grub
 1 2097kB 68.7GB 68.7GB raid
 2 68.7GB 69.3GB 537MB raid
 3 69.3GB 3001GB 2931GB raid

Model: ATA ST3000DM001-9YN1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 3001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 4 1049kB 2097kB 1049kB bios_grub
 1 2097kB 68.7GB 68.7GB raid
 2 68.7GB 69.3GB 537MB raid
 3 69.3GB 3001GB 2931GB raid

Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md0: 68.7GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: loop

Number Start End Size File system Flags
 1 0.00B 68.7GB 68.7GB linux-swap(v1)

Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md1: 537MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: loop

Number Start End Size File system Flags
 1 0.00B 537MB 537MB ext3

Model: Linux Software RAID Array (md)
Disk /dev/md2: 2931GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: loop

Number Start End Size File system Flags
 1 0.00B 2931GB 2931GB ext4