[Bug 1281130] [NEW] Installation crash when installing grub in a real Mac, using MBR, not GUID

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Public bug reported:

Real Mac Mini i5, MBR, and bootloader installed in root partition.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubiquity 2.17.2 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Mon Feb 17 15:42:26 2014
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed boot=casper maybe-ubiquity quiet splash --
LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131219)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages trusty ubiquity-2.17.2

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Title:
  Installation crash when installing grub in a real Mac, using MBR, not
  GUID

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

Bug description:
  Real Mac Mini i5, MBR, and bootloader installed in root partition.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.17.2 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Mon Feb 17 15:42:26 2014
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed boot=casper maybe-ubiquity quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131219)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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