[Bug 1078363] Re: GRUB failed to install on 'dummy'.

[Sam]

This may be too little too late, but I managed to work around the issue
a few days after posting this report. It had something to do with a
dirty filesystem; possibly the UEFI system partition or either of the
Windows-related partition. I ran a few fscks/chkdsks and attempted the
install again, and it worked.

I'll leave this bug open for someone else to consider. I feel that the
installer should have provided a slightly more insightful error rather
than freezing, which is, IIRC, what happened.

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Title:
  GRUB failed to install on 'dummy'.

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

Bug description:
  Note: This is a Ubuntu Secure Remix 12.10 Live USB. I will attempt
  again with a normal Ubuntu Live USB.

  
  Second attempt to dual-boot install Ubuntu on a brand new Lenovo Z580 after the first install's GRUB was mysteriously overwritten by the preloaded Windows 8.

  I chose to format the / and /home mountpoints. I assumed the UEFI
  system partition was automatically selected.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.12.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.328
  Date: Tue Nov 13 17:00:10 2012
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi.signed file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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