[Bug 1251810] Re: cant install ubuntu oncomputer with windows 8

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Nov 16 00:14:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Nov 16 00:14:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1730, in <module>
Nov 16 00:14:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Nov 16 00:14:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Nov 16 00:14:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Nov 16 00:14:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 204, in run
Nov 16 00:14:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
Nov 16 00:14:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 994, in configure_bootloader
Nov 16 00:14:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Nov 16 00:14:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Nov 16 00:14:13 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  cant install ubuntu oncomputer with windows 8

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  version: Ubuntu 12.04.2
  laptop: HP Pavillion 15 sleekbook A8
  windows 8 preinstalled

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.24 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-23.35~precise1-generic 3.5.7.2
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.315.1
  Date: Sat Nov 16 00:14:22 2013
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent noprompt floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 ignore_uuid boot=casper quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130213)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=es_CL.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=es_CL.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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