[Bug 985836] Re: Failed to install grub in expert mode

Tue Apr 24 15:25:19 UTC 2012

Expert-install attempt failed with 20120423 image .
I'll try 20120423.2 now.

P.S.
But jbel somehow managed to complete installation: http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/214/builds/15981/testcases/23/results

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Title:
  Failed to install grub in expert mode

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Based on this test: http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Install/AlternateExpert
  And on this image: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/20120419/precise-alternate-i386.iso
  Installation was performed on VirtualBox:
  virtualbox-4.1:
    Installed: 4.1.12-77245~Ubuntu~natty
    Candidate: 4.1.12-77245~Ubuntu~natty
    Version table:
   *** 4.1.12-77245~Ubuntu~natty 0
          500 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/ natty/contrib i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  Below is part of syslog corresponding to grub installation. Full syslog is attached to report.

  Apr 19 19:06:27 main-menu[287]: INFO: Menu item 'grub-installer' selected
  Apr 19 19:06:27 grub-installer: info: architecture: i386/generic
  Apr 19 19:06:28 in-target: Reading package lists...
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: Building dependency tree...
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: Reading state information...
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:  language-pack-gnome-en : Depends: language-pack-gnome-en-base (>= 1:12.04+20120417) but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: E
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: :
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: Reading package lists...
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: Building dependency tree...
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: Reading state information...
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:  language-pack-gnome-en : Depends: language-pack-gnome-en-base (>= 1:12.04+20120417) but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: E
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: :
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:33 grub-installer: info: Identified partition label for /dev/sda1: msdos
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-legacy
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi-amd64-bin
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi-amd64
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi-ia32-bin
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi-ia32
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Reading package lists...
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Building dependency tree...
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Reading state information...
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:  grub-pc : Depends: grub-common but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:            Depends: grub2-common (= 1.99-21ubuntu3) but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:            Depends: grub-pc-bin (= 1.99-21ubuntu3) but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:            Depends: grub-gfxpayload-lists but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:  language-pack-gnome-en : Depends: language-pack-gnome-en-base (>= 1:12.04+20120417) but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: E
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: :
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:36 grub-installer: info: Calling 'apt-install grub-pc' failed
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): chroot: can't execute 'grub-probe': No such file or directory
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): chroot: can't execute 'grub-probe': No such file or directory
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): File descriptor 3 (pipe:[6948]) leaked on lvdisplay invocation.
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):  Parent PID 11372: /bin/sh
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): File descriptor 4 (/dev/pts/0) leaked on lvdisplay invocation.
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):  Parent PID 11372: /bin/sh
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): File descriptor 5 (/dev/pts/0) leaked on lvdisplay invocation.
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):  Parent PID 11372: /bin/sh
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): File descriptor 6 (/dev/pts/0) leaked on lvdisplay invocation.
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):  Parent PID 11372: /bin/sh
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): Volume group "sda" not found
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): Skipping volume group sda
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: INFO: Menu item 'grub-installer' succeeded but requested to be left unconfigured.
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: DEBUG: resolver (libnewt0.52): package doesn't exist (ignored)
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: DEBUG: resolver (ext2-modules): package doesn't exist (ignored)
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: DEBUG: resolver (efi-modules): package doesn't exist (ignored)

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