[Bug 891906] Re: Bootloader install FAILS when USB install disc is SDA and HD is SDB

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Exception during installation:
Nov 17 18:21:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Nov 17 18:21:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1641, in <module>
Nov 17 18:21:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Nov 17 18:21:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Nov 17 18:21:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Nov 17 18:21:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 199, in run
Nov 17 18:21:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
Nov 17 18:21:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 955, in configure_bootloader
Nov 17 18:21:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Nov 17 18:21:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Nov 17 18:21:58 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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Title:
  Bootloader install FAILS when USB install disc is SDA and HD is SDB

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I can't successfully install from a USB install media. I get to the end and when it tries to install GRUB it complains that there was a fatal error writing to SDA which is my USB drive. I told it in the install that I wanted it to install to SDB (both using the standard disk menu and the manual one).
  It lets me choose a place to try and install grub - so I choose both SDB and SDB1 and no luck. It says I am fine but when I reboot there is no bootloader so the machine never boots into Ubuntu.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
  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: Thu Nov 17 18:22:04 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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