[Bug 1414423] [NEW] Installer fails to install grub, then crashes

[Richard Oak]

Public bug reported:

Attempting to install Ubuntu 14.10 on a software RAID across 2 1TB
disks. I've built a RAID using the instructions here
(http://blog.tshirtman.fr/2014/5/4/install-ubuntu-desktop-on-software-
raid)

I've given the disks a 1Gb partition to install grub or boot onto, but
that fails, and then the installer crashes

ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 14.10
Release:	14.10
ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ 

Running off the 14.10 installer CD

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 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.345
Date: Sun Jan 25 10:47:24 2015
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.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-2.20.0 ubuntu utopic

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Title:
  Installer fails to install grub, then crashes

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Attempting to install Ubuntu 14.10 on a software RAID across 2 1TB
  disks. I've built a RAID using the instructions here
  (http://blog.tshirtman.fr/2014/5/4/install-ubuntu-desktop-on-software-
  raid)

  I've given the disks a 1Gb partition to install grub or boot onto, but
  that fails, and then the installer crashes

  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 14.10
  Release:	14.10
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ 

  Running off the 14.10 installer CD

  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 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.345
  Date: Sun Jan 25 10:47:24 2015
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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