[Bug 1489884] [NEW] ubuntu installer crashes at grub-install/dev/sda

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Public bug reported:

Ubuntu installer crashes every time when trying to install Ubuntu 14.04.3 64-bit from a 8GB USB drive.
- disks are Basic (not Dynamic)
- tried turning RAID on and off
- tried with a 1TB bootable hard drive
- chose erase and install (not dual boot)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt2
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.340.2
Date: Fri Aug 28 06:21:08 2015
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty ubiquity-2.18.8.9 ubuntu

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Title:
  ubuntu installer crashes at grub-install/dev/sda

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu installer crashes every time when trying to install Ubuntu 14.04.3 64-bit from a 8GB USB drive.
  - disks are Basic (not Dynamic)
  - tried turning RAID on and off
  - tried with a 1TB bootable hard drive
  - chose erase and install (not dual boot)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt2
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.340.2
  Date: Fri Aug 28 06:21:08 2015
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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