Bug#767480: d-i fails to install grub to first disk/partition with preseeding (hd0) or (hd0,0)
Hi Florian,
On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 12:41:34PM +0100, Florian Lohoff wrote:
>
> Package: debian-installer
> Version: daily-20141030
> Architecture: amd64
>
> Hi,
> i am using the daily build of the netboot images as of yesterday.
>
> The Documentation at:
>
> https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/amd64/apbs04.html.en
>
> say that preseeding Grub with:
>
> d-i grub-installer/bootdev string (hd0,0)
>
> Should install grub in the first partition.
>
> Currently this fails with
>
> Unable to install GRUB in (hd0,0)
> Executing 'grub-install (hd0,0) failed.
>
> This is a fatal error.
>
> My hd0 is a virtio block device /dev/vda in a KVM host and its the only disk.
>
> Also
>
> d-i grub-installer/bootdev string (hd0)
>
> Does not work. Not preseeding this value will display a manual
> entry box. As with wheezy the first disk (and in my case only disk)
> will always be used as default, this doesnt seem to work anymore.
>
> Preseeding with /dev/vda will work though>
Your problem seen to be the same as for
https://bugs.debian.org/712907
Regards,
Salvatore
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