I had this problem on Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit with grub-pc 1.99-12ubuntu5. The PC has a Gigabyte board with Award BIOS v 6.00PG.
The workaround suggested above worked -- I disabled FDD in BIOS: Standard CMOS Features -> Drive A: None
I had this problem on Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit with grub-pc 1.99-12ubuntu5.
The PC has a Gigabyte board with Award BIOS v 6.00PG.
The workaround suggested above worked -- I disabled FDD in BIOS:
Standard CMOS Features -> Drive A: None