diff -uNr appliance-tools-005-orig/appcreate/appliance.py appliance-tools-005/appcreate/appliance.py
--- appliance-tools-005-orig/appcreate/appliance.py	2010-09-06 18:43:21.000000000 -0500
+++ appliance-tools-005/appcreate/appliance.py	2011-10-29 09:15:41.000000000 -0500
@@ -253,11 +253,10 @@
         for f in files:
             path = imgpath + "/" + f
             if not os.path.isfile(path):
-                raise CreatorError("grub not installed : "
-                                   "%s not found" % path)
-
-            logging.debug("Copying %s to %s/boot/grub/%s" %(path, self._instroot, f))
-            shutil.copy(path, self._instroot + "/boot/grub/" + f)
+                logging.debug("grub file %s not found assume we are ok " % path)
+                 
+            logging.debug("Not Copying %s to %s/boot/grub/%s" %(path, self._instroot, f))
+            #shutil.copy(path, self._instroot + "/boot/grub/" + f)
 
     def _install_grub(self):
         (bootdevnum, rootdevnum, rootdev, prefix) = self._get_grub_boot_config()
@@ -278,12 +277,12 @@
         setup += "quit\n"
 
         logging.debug("Installing grub to %s" % loopdev)
-        grub = subprocess.Popen(["/sbin/grub", "--batch", "--no-floppy"],
-                                stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
-        grub.communicate(setup)
-        rc = grub.wait()
-        if rc != 0:
-            raise MountError("Unable to install grub bootloader")
+        #grub = subprocess.Popen(["/sbin/grub", "--batch", "--no-floppy"],
+        #                        stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
+        #grub.communicate(setup)
+        #rc = grub.wait()
+        #if rc != 0:
+        #    raise MountError("Unable to install grub bootloader")
 
     def _create_bootconfig(self):
         self._create_grub_devices()