The installer already checks to make sure the device string is valid, however, as hd8 is perfectly valid, I do not believe there is anything more the installer can do in this situation.
** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Grub installer failed and installer crashed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/226755 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs