[Bug 900485] [NEW] Unable to install GRUB on Ubuntu 11:10

[luisblanco]

Public bug reported:

I got a Sony VAIO Laptop that I installed Ubuntu on it. and after few tries, the installer give me some errors messages.
Unable to install the GRUB.

This is a fatal error

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ubiquity 2.7.35
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.284
Date: Mon Dec  5 14:48:30 2011
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110921.2)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric ubiquity-2.7.35

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Title:
  Unable to install GRUB on Ubuntu 11:10

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I got a Sony VAIO Laptop that I installed Ubuntu on it. and after few tries, the installer give me some errors messages.
  Unable to install the GRUB.

  This is a fatal error

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.7.35
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.284
  Date: Mon Dec  5 14:48:30 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110921.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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