[Bug 1480703] [NEW] grub-install /dev/mmcblk0 failed. this causes the installation to be completely stop

[benes83]

Public bug reported:

I am trying to install ubuntu 15.04 on a ASUS x205ta. I got passed the initial known problem of booting from an usb stick and got ubuntu booted from the live stick. Running the actual installation, everything runs smooth and all with everything being copied to the main partition mmcblk0p2 and the efi partition mmcblk0p1 which are part of the physical device mmcblk0, which to my understanding is the netbooks main drive. Close to finishing the installation, the it fails running grub-install on /dev/mmcblk0 and the installation cannot be resume and no boot loader is created.
try to into grub manual, via the chroot method, does not work either, because grub-install /dev/mmcblk0 cannot be execute successfully. grub-install /dev/sda can, but this doesnt help because i dont have /dev/sda as a physical device.
I check all alot of source on the internet, and it appears that similar issues where encountered by other users as well, on the same device as well. Yet it i have not seen any confirmed solution to it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.25 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.360
Date: Sun Aug  2 20:52:25 2015
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
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: amd64 apport-bug ubiquity-2.21.25 ubuntu vivid

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Title:
  grub-install /dev/mmcblk0 failed. this causes the installation to be
  completely stop

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I am trying to install ubuntu 15.04 on a ASUS x205ta. I got passed the initial known problem of booting from an usb stick and got ubuntu booted from the live stick. Running the actual installation, everything runs smooth and all with everything being copied to the main partition mmcblk0p2 and the efi partition mmcblk0p1 which are part of the physical device mmcblk0, which to my understanding is the netbooks main drive. Close to finishing the installation, the it fails running grub-install on /dev/mmcblk0 and the installation cannot be resume and no boot loader is created.
  try to into grub manual, via the chroot method, does not work either, because grub-install /dev/mmcblk0 cannot be execute successfully. grub-install /dev/sda can, but this doesnt help because i dont have /dev/sda as a physical device.
  I check all alot of source on the internet, and it appears that similar issues where encountered by other users as well, on the same device as well. Yet it i have not seen any confirmed solution to it.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.25 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.360
  Date: Sun Aug  2 20:52:25 2015
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  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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