[Bug 1446430] [NEW] Ubuntu 14.10 crashes when installing

[Lindie Reynolds]

Public bug reported:

At the end of the install, the installer reports being unable to write
the grub file and suggest an alternate location for the grub. When a new
location is selected, installation aborts.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: ubiquity 2.20.0
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.345
Date: Mon Apr 20 21:06:32 2015
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release i386 (20141022.1)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386 ubiquity-2.20.0 ubuntu utopic

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Title:
  Ubuntu 14.10 crashes when installing

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  At the end of the install, the installer reports being unable to write
  the grub file and suggest an alternate location for the grub. When a
  new location is selected, installation aborts.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.20.0
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.345
  Date: Mon Apr 20 21:06:32 2015
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release i386 (20141022.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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