[Bug 1084379] [NEW] bootloader installation failed

[Brian Martel]

Public bug reported:

The message reads "executing grub-install/dev/sda3" failed -- fatal
error

Prompted to load to another device. Only two options, both failed.

No bootloader.

Installing Ubuntu 12.04.1

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ubiquity 2.10.20
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.315
Date: Wed Nov 28 19:11:03 2012
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/ubuntu/install/boot/vmlinuz debian-installer/custom-installation=/ubuntu/install/custom-installation noprompt quiet splash boot=casper ro debian-installer/locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us keyboard-configuration/variantcode= -- rootflags=sync
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=unknown
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise ubiquity-2.10.20

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Title:
  bootloader installation failed

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

Bug description:
  The message reads "executing grub-install/dev/sda3" failed -- fatal
  error

  Prompted to load to another device. Only two options, both failed.

  No bootloader.

  Installing Ubuntu 12.04.1

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.315
  Date: Wed Nov 28 19:11:03 2012
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/ubuntu/install/boot/vmlinuz debian-installer/custom-installation=/ubuntu/install/custom-installation noprompt quiet splash boot=casper ro debian-installer/locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us keyboard-configuration/variantcode= -- rootflags=sync
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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