[Bug 1084379] Re: bootloader installation failed

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  bootloader installation failed

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The message reads "executing grub-install/dev/sda3" failed -- fatal
  error

  Prompted to load to another device. Only two options, both failed.

  No bootloader.

  Installing Ubuntu 12.04.1

  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu finish-install: Disabling CD in sources.list
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Exception during installation:
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1728, in <module>
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 204, in run
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 995, in configure_bootloader
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     old_bootdev = self.db.get('grub-installer/bootdev')
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 60, in <lambda>
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 65, in command
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.write.flush()
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py: IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
  Nov 29 03:10:31 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 

  ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.315
  Date: Wed Nov 28 19:11:03 2012
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/ubuntu/install/boot/vmlinuz debian-installer/custom-installation=/ubuntu/install/custom-installation noprompt quiet splash boot=casper ro debian-installer/locale=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=us keyboard-configuration/variantcode= -- rootflags=syncLiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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