[Bug 1283287] [NEW] grub wont install during install procedure, image built onto usb by unetbootin, worked before then everytime i try to install from usb a second time it fails

[Neil Edwards]

Public bug reported:

when installing from usb  the installer completes first time fine
however when trying a second time from the same usb without rebuilding
the image it wont work it says grub file is missing, rebuild using
unetbootin and it all works fine....

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: ubiquity 2.15.26
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
Date: Fri Feb 21 23:09:28 2014
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy ubiquity-2.15.26 ubuntu

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Title:
  grub wont install during install procedure, image built onto usb by
  unetbootin, worked before then everytime i try to install from usb a
  second time it fails

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

Bug description:
  when installing from usb  the installer completes first time fine
  however when trying a second time from the same usb without rebuilding
  the image it wont work it says grub file is missing, rebuild using
  unetbootin and it all works fine....

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.15.26
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  Date: Fri Feb 21 23:09:28 2014
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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