[Bug 914581] Re: Won't install bootloader. I tried manually partitioning and applying in gparted first as it seemed the partition editor in the install wasn't doing anything. During hte install I chose the partitions I had created and started, install completes but can't install bootloader on any partition. Please email me if there is something I'm doing wrong. Thanks. tom at tom.am

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Exception during installation:
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1641, in <module>
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 199, in run
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 944, in configure_bootloader
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     old_bootdev = self.db.get('grub-installer/bootdev')
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 60, in <lambda>
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 65, in command
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.write.flush()
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py: IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
Jan 10 22:15:41 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


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Title:
  Won't install bootloader. I tried manually partitioning and applying
  in gparted first as it seemed the partition editor in the install
  wasn't doing anything. During hte install I chose the partitions I had
  created and started, install completes but can't install bootloader on
  any partition. Please email me if there is something I'm doing wrong.
  Thanks. tom at tom.am

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Windows 7 is installed on a ssd, the partitions I am trying to install
  ubuntu on are on a raid5.

  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: Tue Jan 10 22:15:44 2012
  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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