Bug#268580: GRUB hangs on first boot after base install

[Salvo Isaja <salvois@users.sourceforge.net>]

Tried again with the latest netinst snapshot, the problem is still 
present. However I've managed to make it work.

I've installed an old 1 GB hard disk as /dev/hdd or (hd1) and installed 
Debian in that disk (840M ext3 root all inclusive, 256M swap) as a test. 
Debian Installer still put Grub on the MBR of /dev/hda or (hd0), and I 
have to set hda as BIOS boot device instead of hdd (that was what I 
originally planned). But in this way it works: Grub starts (stage 1.5 
present) and I can boot the system.

Hope this helps to track the problem.
  Salvo