Bug#489693: cannot install grub2 on a partition (but yes on mbr)

[david manyé]

Package: grub2
Version: 1.96+20080626-1
Severity: important


installed a small/simple debian with d-i lenny rc2. the installation is 
done in a unique extended partition, that is, all is installed in 
/dev/hda5.

grub2 works ok if i install on mbr but fails if i try to install it in 
the root partition (/dev/hda5). i've also tried, unsuccessfully to 
install in other partitions (hda1,hda6).

i have also problems with post-etch versions of grub 1. i'll file a 
separate bug in a few minutes...

-- Package-specific info:

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/disk/by-label/deb / ext2 rw,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/disk/by-label/deb /dev/.static/dev ext2 rw,errors=remount-ro 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(hd0)	/dev/hda
*********************** END /boot/grub/device.map

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=ca_ES.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ca_ES.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages grub2 depends on:
ii  debconf                  1.5.22          Debian configuration management sy
ii  grub-pc                  1.96+20080626-1 GRand Unified Bootloader, version 

grub2 recommends no packages.

-- debconf information:
  grub2/numbering_scheme_transition: