[Bug 1058152] Re: Couldn't install grub into /target on Macbook Air

[Brian Murray]

It actually looks like an issue getting a package rather than installing
grub:

Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: The following NEW packages will be installed:
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity:   efibootmgr grub-efi grub-efi-amd64 grub-efi-amd64-bin
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: The following packages will be upgraded:
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity:   grub-common grub2-common
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: 2 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 443 not upgraded.
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: Need to get 1,987 kB/2,025 kB of archives.
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: After this operation, 2,552 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main grub2-common amd64 2.00-7ubuntu1
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity:   Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main grub-common amd64 2.00-7ubuntu1
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity:   Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main grub-efi-amd64-bin amd64 2.00-7ubuntu1
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity:   Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main grub-efi-amd64 amd64 2.00-7ubuntu1
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity:   Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main grub-efi amd64 2.00-7ubuntu1
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity:   Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/grub2/grub2-common_2.00-7ubuntu1_amd64.deb  Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/grub2/grub-common_2.00-7ubuntu1_amd64.deb  Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/grub2/grub-efi-amd64-bin_2.00-7ubuntu1_amd64.deb  Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/grub2/grub-efi-amd64_2.00-7ubuntu1_amd64.deb  Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/grub2/grub-efi_2.00-7ubuntu1_amd64.deb  Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu ubiquity: E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
Sep 28 14:29:16 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Calling 'apt-install grub-efi' failed
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu ubiquity[3460]: Reverting lockdown of the desktop environment.
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu activate-dmraid: No Serial ATA RAID disks detected
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/cdrom
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu finish-install: Disabling CD in sources.list
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Exception during installation:
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1708, in <module>
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 79, in wrapper
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 227, in run
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1004, in configure_bootloader
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Sep 28 14:30:27 ubuntu plugininstall.py: ubiquity.install_misc.InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1

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Title:
  Couldn't install grub into /target on Macbook Air

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

Bug description:
  The installer got through 99% of the installation, only to complain
  that it couldn't install grub in /target. I have the latest Macbook
  Air, 13" from June of 2012. Precise had no issues installing on this
  machine.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.11.33
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.19-generic 3.5.3
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.324
  Date: Fri Sep 28 10:30:30 2012
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120918.1)
  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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