[Bug 1047550] [NEW] Could not write grub during fresh install from USB-stick

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Public bug reported:

During 12.10 fresh beta1 install on sda1 from usb3-stick, Grub could not
be written to sdb as chosen.

No syslog or partman had yet been written to /var/log/installer/

ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu quantal (development branch)
Release:	12.10

ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy ubiquity
ubiquity:
  Installed: 2.11.30
  Candidate: 2.11.30
  Version table:
 *** 2.11.30 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubiquity 2.11.30
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.14-generic 3.5.3
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.321
Date: Fri Sep  7 20:19:45 2012
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120905.2)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=da_DK.UTF-8
 TERM=unknown
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=da_DK.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal

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Title:
  Could not write grub during fresh install from USB-stick

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  During 12.10 fresh beta1 install on sda1 from usb3-stick, Grub could
  not be written to sdb as chosen.

  No syslog or partman had yet been written to /var/log/installer/

  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu quantal (development branch)
  Release:	12.10

  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy ubiquity
  ubiquity:
    Installed: 2.11.30
    Candidate: 2.11.30
    Version table:
   *** 2.11.30 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.11.30
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-13.14-generic 3.5.3
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-13-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.321
  Date: Fri Sep  7 20:19:45 2012
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120905.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=da_DK.UTF-8
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=da_DK.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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