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[Mario Limonciello <superm1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi DaveQB:

When installing grub to the MBR, the bootable flag is irrelevant.  That
only matters if you are using a DOS MBR.

It might be a little late now since you were able to successfully
install by choosing where to install the booloader on a subsequent
installer, but would you mind elaborating on the exact configuration of
your drives from the failed install?

Eg:
IDE port 0: drive I'm not doing anything with
Sata port 0: nothing connected
Sata port 1: drive I installed to

What order did you have them configured to boot from the BIOS as well?

Thanks,

** Also affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Changed in: mythbuntu
       Status: New => Incomplete

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9.10 system left unbootbale with enire disk install method.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485083
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Status in Mythbuntu, Ubuntu derivative focused upon MythTV: Incomplete
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete

Bug description:
I tried with the same system, a system previously running Ubuntu 7.10 w/ MythTV on it, and 2 different disks to install Mythbuntu 9.10 choosing the "Use entire disk" method and the system is unable to boot.

Further points:

1. The disk doesn't have the bootable flag set
2. The disk is not in the first SATA port and has other disks on the system to be later used with the system, but not setup during the install.
3. Choosing to manually partition on a subsequent install, at the end I click Advanced and found the bootloader was to be installed on hd(0,0) but I am not sure which disk grub was mapping that too, so I choose the disk manually and that install worked.
4. When it fails to load, it's a case of hanging, it seems to find something to boot off the disk, but one is left with a flashing underscore cursor with no text on the screen.