[Bug 821436] Re: it's not possible to install the bootloader at the specified partition after - install without the bootloader - the installer crashed

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Exception during installation:
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1659, in <module>
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 209, in run
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.remove_extras()
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1415, in remove_extras
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.do_remove(regular)
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1013, in do_remove
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install_misc.chroot_setup(self.target)
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/install_misc.py", line 110, in chroot_setup
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     f = open(policy_rc_d, 'w')
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py: IOError: [Errno 30] Read-only file system: '/target/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d'
Aug  5 13:43:00 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: ubiquity-2.7.14

** Tags added: oneiric

** Tags added: installer-crash

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Title:
  it's not possible to install the bootloader at the specified partition
  after -  install without the bootloader -  the installer crashed

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  installation ubuntu 11.10 alpha 3 on an external usb disk
  this also happans on an internal disk installation
  Lenovo T500 laptop 

  The same problem also with ubuntu 10.10 alpha 2

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