ubuntu 12.04 installs MBR on USB. On USB Stick installation

[Jose Pablo Benavides]

When you install ubuntu 12.04 from USB stick (USB stick was created following the ubuntu.com steps) it installs the MBR on the USB stick itself. Computer wont boot up, it stays on a black screen with the following symbol "_"

You need to boot up with the USB attached to the computer and then reinstall grub in order to fix the issue.

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[Patrick Santos (milljudgement+ubuntu)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately we can't start working on it yet, because your description didn't include enough information.

Please execute the following command 'ubuntu-bug ubiquity' as it will gather detailed information regarding your installation. Thanks in advance.

[Patrick Santos (milljudgement+ubuntu)]

Change package to installer

[Jose Pablo Benavides (jpbenavides)]

Hi Patrick,

This is happeningon a new installation, the system havent installed yet. So
i cannot execute the command to gather the info.

I tried it on differente computers at that time.

On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Patrick Santos <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. Unfortunately we can't start working on it yet, because
> your description didn't include enough information.
>
> Please execute the following command 'ubuntu-bug ubiquity' as it will
> gather detailed information regarding your installation. Thanks in
> advance.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990093
>
> Title:
> ubuntu 12.04 installs MBR on USB. On USB Stick installation
>
> Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> When you install ubuntu 12.04 from USB stick (USB stick was created
> following the ubuntu.com steps) it installs the MBR on the USB stick
> itself. Computer wont boot up, it stays on a black screen with the
> following symbol "_"
>
> You need to boot up with the USB attached to the computer and then
> reinstall grub in order to fix the issue.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/990093/+subscriptions
>

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Saludos,

JP Benavides
Linux User #511774

[Pander (pander)]

duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1067966 ?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.