grub failed to install

[Alan Tam]

This is seen using dapper desktop i386 iso on vmware-player.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 130, in ?
    install(sys.argv[1])
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 55, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 266, in run
    self.process_step()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 741, in process_step
    self.mountpoints_to_summary()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 1029, in mountpoints_to_summary
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 538, in progress_loop
    raise RuntimeError, ("Install failed with exit code %s; see "
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1; see /var/log/installer/syslog and /var/log/syslog

/var/log/syslog shows:
ubiquity: Starting up '['/usr/share/grub-installer/grub-installer', '/target']' for ubiquity.components.grubinstaller.GrubInstaller
ubiquity: ['/usr/share/grub-installer/grub-installer', '/target'] exited with code 10
Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:33:28 INFO umount -f /target/proc
Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:33:28 INFO umount -f /target/dev
ubiquity: ['/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py'] exited with code 1
Exception in GTK frontend (invoking crash handler):
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 130, in ?
    install(sys.argv[1])
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 55, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 266, in run
    self.process_step()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 741, in process_step
    self.mountpoints_to_summary()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 1029, in mountpoints_to_summary
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 538, in progress_loop
    raise RuntimeError, ("Install failed with exit code %s; see "
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1; see /var/log/installer/syslog and /var/log/syslog

I am usng a 10GB SCSI image from [1]. /proc/scsi/scsi shows:
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
  Vendor: VMware, Model: VMware Virtual S Rev: 1.0
  Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02

[1] http://www.ffnn.nl/pages/articles/linux/vmware-player-image-creation.php

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Could you please attach the full log files, using the "Add Attachment" link on this bug's web page? I need more than just the end of one of them.

[Alan Tam (at)]

I forgot to save the machine state before quitting. Now that the original logs are lost.

I tried to install again, but for all 3 times I cannot reach the bug again.

You can probably close the bug.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

OK, I suspect what happened is that you tried to use an XFS root filesystem. Due to some reliability problems with GRUB and XFS, you need to use a non-XFS root filesystem or create a non-XFS /boot filesystem. Bug 47848 is filed to note that the partitioner should warn you about this up-front.

[Alan Tam (at)]

Yes, I chose XFS root but an ext3 /boot. I know beforehand that grub does not like xfs.

[Alan Tam (at)]

OK. I reproduced the problem.
I created an ext3 boot partition, but did not specify a mount point for it.
Hence, this is really dupe of bug 47848.

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