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Stefan Falk
Asked: 2017-01-08 04:31:25 +0800 CST

'grub-install /dev/sdb failed' while installing Ubuntu after Windows

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I am having two hard drives. My target is to install Ubuntu and Windows on the SSD but as I try to install Ubuntu on the partition which I created for it I am getting 

grub-install /dev/sda failed

sdb is my SSD which has one partition for Windows and one for Ubuntu. sdb5 is where I want to install Ubuntu, sdb6 is the Reserved BIOS boot area and I selected sda, which is just a 1TB hard drive with data, as target for the bootloader.

I am not sure what the problem is here. Do I need another partition on sda for the bootloader? How can I fix this issue?

dual-boot

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    For a better coherence I suggest you to install grub loader on the device that contains your system partitions

    Then you may have to create a dedicated EFI System Partition on the SSD in addition to Windows and Ubuntu ones.

    some help: here

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