[Bug 889598] Re: Installer failed when installing grub (EFI system)

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Exception during installation:
Nov 12 14:59:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Nov 12 14:59:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1641, in <module>
Nov 12 14:59:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Nov 12 14:59:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Nov 12 14:59:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Nov 12 14:59:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 199, in run
Nov 12 14:59:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
Nov 12 14:59:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 942, in configure_bootloader
Nov 12 14:59:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Nov 12 14:59:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Nov 12 14:59:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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Title:
  Installer failed when installing grub (EFI system)

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Trying to install from a USB drive, created with ubuntu. System boots
  on EFI, installer doesn't appear to detect the EFI system and tries to
  install grub on /dev/sda, which fails and prompts the crash reporter.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Sat Nov 12 14:59:12 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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