Confirm on Lenovo RD120 with ServeRaid 8k controller and Sata drives.
grub-install failed as well, but this worked:
Bring the machine up using the desktop LiveCD and set up grub manually through
the terminal command line:
chroot /media/disk
grub
find /boot/grub/stage1
root (hd0,0)
setup (hd0)
(s
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: grub
Release: Ubuntu server 8.10
Package: Installer - possibly grub (0.97-29ubuntu45) inside the installer
Hardware: Lenovo RD120 with ServeRaid 8k controller and Sata drives
Desription: Installation finishes with no indication of problems, but
on re-bo