Comment 8 for bug 282037

I just wanted to make sure that you guys knew about the menu.lst
problem and at the same time give you all the details I could. I
wasn't even sure that the two problems were related. Thanks for
getting back to me.

-Evan

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Colin Watson <email address hidden> wrote:
> I don't believe that this has been fixed for net installs yet - that's
> part of the task on this bug that's still open.
>
> --
> grub-installer defaults to (hd0) which is the installation medium in the case of USB installs
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282037
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> Status in "grub-installer" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in "ubiquity" source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in grub-installer in Ubuntu Intrepid: Confirmed
> Status in ubiquity in Ubuntu Intrepid: Fix Released
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> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ubiquity
>
> The bootloader is by default installed to the first disk, which often makes sense as even if you have two drives, there is usually a bootloader on the first. However, this approach fails when the installation medium resides on the first disk, such as installs from USB disks.
>
> I propose we either use an approach such as the one in the two patches I've attached by default or only when we know hd0 is not correct, such as when we're installing from hd0.
>
> Colin, what are your thoughts?
>