[SOLVED] Problem after install: Grub loading.. Welcome to GRUB!

Hi All,

Introduction:
I have gotten myself a Tranquil PC type SQA-5H (second gen) on which I would like to install OMV. The SQA is essentially a 5-bay (hot-swap) server based on an Intel Atom D510 and an Intel D510MO board. It has 2 GB RAM and 6 USB ports (and an e-SATA). It was intended for use with WHS but who would want that nowadays

Problem:
After installation and reboot the machine stops at:

Grub loading..
Welcome to GRUB

Additional information:
If I boot with the USB stick and the USB disk connected at the same time the stick does not boot.
If I use only the stick, the system boots and after I connect the USB disk I can install (with the above mentioned result)
I have tried the "solution" with chroot /target etc. without result (still same error)
I can install on a SATA disk in one of the five bays just fine (but would not like to loose 480+ GB of storage on a system disk or sacrifice a tray)
I have tried IDE 2 USB disk and SATA 2 USB disk. No difference
BIOS settings are default. It allows booting from USB. Detection of USB is set to automatic.

Concluding:
I would really appreciate any help solving this issue. I would rather use OMV than other NAS solutions

If you need more info please let me know.

Any help greatly appreciated!

Greetz,

Sjonnie

Well, to follow op on my own question, I resolved the issue as follows:

• I downloaded Ubuntu Server 14.04.3
• Partitioned SDA to have a system partition of some 30 GB and a swap area of 2 GB leaving a hefty 600 GB for storage
• Installed Ubuntu server
• Added webmin repository to etc/sources.list and installed
• Opened webmin from my PC
• Installed additional packages and configured them
• Created a volume group and added all my physical drives (including the 600GB partition )
• Created the volumes
• ....and off we go

HTH