[Bug 1500837] [NEW] Ubuntu installer fails to install grub (installation overwrites preexisting ubuntu)

[Lapeth]

Public bug reported:

Installed Ubuntu 14.04.3 on a fresh machine (dual-booting with windows
8.1). Rebooting after the install, and choosing Windows in grub, to
check that it still works. Rebooting again, and grub was not found when
booting up (defaulting to the windows bootloader).

Trying to reinstall Ubuntu (overwriting previous installation) then
fails to install grub, displaying an alert "This is a fatal error". This
happens on every subsequent install attempt.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.9 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
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: Tue Sep 29 13:42:18 2015
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
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 trusty ubiquity-2.18.8.9 ubuntu

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Title:
  Ubuntu installer fails to install grub (installation overwrites
  preexisting ubuntu)

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Installed Ubuntu 14.04.3 on a fresh machine (dual-booting with windows
  8.1). Rebooting after the install, and choosing Windows in grub, to
  check that it still works. Rebooting again, and grub was not found
  when booting up (defaulting to the windows bootloader).

  Trying to reinstall Ubuntu (overwriting previous installation) then
  fails to install grub, displaying an alert "This is a fatal error".
  This happens on every subsequent install attempt.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.9 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  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: Tue Sep 29 13:42:18 2015
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
  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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