[Bug 912492] Re: install fails during grub installation

[Scott Moser]

** Attachment added: "network based preseed that was used."
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Title:
  install fails during grub installation

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

Bug description:
  During attempted install via cobbler and orchestra, I failed to
  install one of my systems.  It dies with:

  Jan  5 20:44:00 main-menu[397]: INFO: Menu item 'grub-installer' selected
  Jan  5 20:44:00 grub-installer: info: architecture: amd64/generic
  Jan  5 20:44:01 in-target: Reading package lists...
  Jan  5 20:44:01 in-target:
  Jan  5 20:44:01 in-target: Building dependency tree...
  Jan  5 20:44:01 in-target:
  Jan  5 20:44:01 in-target: Reading state information...
  Jan  5 20:44:01 in-target:
  Jan  5 20:44:01 in-target: grub-common is already the newest version.
  Jan  5 20:44:01 in-target: 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Jan  5 20:44:02 in-target: Reading package lists...
  Jan  5 20:44:02 in-target:
  Jan  5 20:44:02 in-target: Building dependency tree...
  Jan  5 20:44:02 in-target:
  Jan  5 20:44:02 in-target: Reading state information...
  Jan  5 20:44:02 in-target:
  Jan  5 20:44:03 in-target: grub-common is already the newest version.
  Jan  5 20:44:03 in-target: 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Jan  5 20:44:03 main-menu[397]: (process:27578): Wrong number of args: mapdevfs <path>
  Jan  5 20:44:03 main-menu[397]: WARNING **: Configuring 'grub-installer' failed with error code 1
  Jan  5 20:44:03 main-menu[397]: WARNING **: Menu item 'grub-installer' failed.

  I've attached the full syslog in hopes to help debugging.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: debian-installer (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jan  5 15:47:28 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  MachineType: LENOVO 7417CTO
  MemoryUsage:
   total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
   Mem:       4007520    3854084     153436          0     197264    1825564
   -/+ buffers/cache:    1831256    2176264
   Swap:      4096536      27684    4068852
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-7-generic root=UUID=f9832678-e9fb-41c5-8edb-5edd5200ed0a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: debian-installer
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (59 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 7UET91WW (3.21 )
  dmi.board.name: 7417CTO
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7UET91WW(3.21):bd12/06/2010:svnLENOVO:pn7417CTO:pvrThinkPadT400:rvnLENOVO:rn7417CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 7417CTO
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T400
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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