Same problem here. Installing to a SATA SSD from a USB flash drive. The installer allows me to choose the SATA drive at sdc and installation proceeds just fine, but when the time for Grub installation arrives there is no choice offered about where to install the MBR. Then MBR is then written to the USB drive at sda - which renders the system unbootable unless the USB drive is plugged in.
This is using the long-term support version of Ubuntu Server 10.04 ** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/589483 Title: debian-installer (booted from usb) installs MBR to usb device instead of cciss device -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs