Comment 4 for bug 423448

Keep in mind this is _after_ I used a Windows notebook to find out how to
manually fix this.

roland@logikaldesktop:~$ debconf-show grub-pc
debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open
/var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied
  grub-pc/kopt_extracted: false
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
* grub-pc/install_devices: /dev/sda
  grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false
  grub-pc/linux_cmdline: fillme
* grub2/linux_cmdline:
  grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
* grub2/linux_cmdline_default: quiet splash
  grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true

I believe the root of the problem to be the fact Karmic does not see the SATA
drives in the correct order.

roland@logikaldesktop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for roland:

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000553e3

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 2 121601 976752000 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 2 15666 125829081 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 15667 80936 524281243+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 80937 121601 326641581 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0005713f

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 1020 8193118+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sdb2 1021 30401 236002882+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sdb5 1021 22931 176000076 b W95 FAT32
/dev/sdb6 22932 29010 48829536 83 Linux
/dev/sdb7 29011 30401 11173176 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000cf7ab

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 121601 976760001 83 Linux

The BIOS sees the 250GB drive as the first and bootable drive. This is the way
it is cabled, there is no tweaking happening in the BIOS to change order.
FreeDOS was installed along with a large FAT-32 extended partition to act as a
transfer drive. Karmic book partition is also on that very same drive along
with the swap partition.

On Thursday 03 September 2009 11:09:06 am Colin Watson wrote:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 408699 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408699
>
> Could you please provide the output of 'debconf-show grub-pc'?
>

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