[Bug 1054021] [NEW] Ubiquity fails to install grub-pc

[iGor.m]

Public bug reported:

Firstly, excuse my bad english :)

I was trying to install Ubuntu on an Asus Vintage V7 - P8H61E. But
couldn't. Finally I managed installing Fedora 17. There I booted on a
LIVE USB with Quantal 64bits (because I wasn't able to boot on a LIVE
with any other Ubuntu older than Quantal) and managed to get a boot-info
: http://paste.ubuntu.com/1218312

The I booted again on a LIVE session (legacy-mode) on the same key, and began the installation. I went through the manual installation with this partition :
/, swap and /home. I choose to install the grub-pc on /dev/sda1 which is the root partition. The installation went on.

When the install-program is configuring the grub-pc, I get this message :
"The grub's installation failed.
Sorry, something went wrong. Installing the grub-pc wasn't possible at the indicated place.
What do you want to do ?
To chose another disk where to install the grub-pc ?"
There was the different choices : /dev/sda, /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda3
I've chosen /dev/sda, but got the same error message. The same with /dev/sda3.
The other possibilities were :
To go on without installing any grub
To stop the installation.

I've chosen to go on without the grub. I was warned that I will have to install manually the grub-pc, otherwise it wouldn't be possible to start Ubuntu. I said Ok. The installation went on. Then I reboot on a LIVE session, and manage to get another boot-info :
http://paste.ubuntu.com/1218341

Then I started boot-repair again, and I've chosen "repair", which succeded, and I get another boot-info :
http://paste.ubuntu.com/1218343

I reboot on the installed Ubuntu, and succeded. I tried to install the
updates, but the update-manager stopped at "configuring the grub-pc".
After a while, I wanted to quit the update-manager, but it didn't quit,
it crashed.

I reboot on LIVE session, get another boot-info :
http://paste.ubuntu.com/1218378

I used boot-repair to... repair and get this boot-info :
http://paste.ubuntu.com/1218383

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.22-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 21 14:14:14 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- debian-installer/language=fr keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=ch keyboard-configuration/variantcode=fr
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120920)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity ubiquity-2.12.0

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Title:
  Ubiquity fails to install grub-pc

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

Bug description:
  Firstly, excuse my bad english :)

  I was trying to install Ubuntu on an Asus Vintage V7 - P8H61E. But
  couldn't. Finally I managed installing Fedora 17. There I booted on a
  LIVE USB with Quantal 64bits (because I wasn't able to boot on a LIVE
  with any other Ubuntu older than Quantal) and managed to get a boot-
  info : http://paste.ubuntu.com/1218312

  The I booted again on a LIVE session (legacy-mode) on the same key, and began the installation. I went through the manual installation with this partition :
  /, swap and /home. I choose to install the grub-pc on /dev/sda1 which is the root partition. The installation went on.

  When the install-program is configuring the grub-pc, I get this message :
  "The grub's installation failed.
  Sorry, something went wrong. Installing the grub-pc wasn't possible at the indicated place.
  What do you want to do ?
  To chose another disk where to install the grub-pc ?"
  There was the different choices : /dev/sda, /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda3
  I've chosen /dev/sda, but got the same error message. The same with /dev/sda3.
  The other possibilities were :
  To go on without installing any grub
  To stop the installation.

  I've chosen to go on without the grub. I was warned that I will have to install manually the grub-pc, otherwise it wouldn't be possible to start Ubuntu. I said Ok. The installation went on. Then I reboot on a LIVE session, and manage to get another boot-info :
  http://paste.ubuntu.com/1218341

  Then I started boot-repair again, and I've chosen "repair", which succeded, and I get another boot-info :
  http://paste.ubuntu.com/1218343

  I reboot on the installed Ubuntu, and succeded. I tried to install the
  updates, but the update-manager stopped at "configuring the grub-pc".
  After a while, I wanted to quit the update-manager, but it didn't
  quit, it crashed.

  I reboot on LIVE session, get another boot-info :
  http://paste.ubuntu.com/1218378

  I used boot-repair to... repair and get this boot-info :
  http://paste.ubuntu.com/1218383

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.22-generic 3.5.4
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Sep 21 14:14:14 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- debian-installer/language=fr keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=ch keyboard-configuration/variantcode=fr
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120920)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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