[Bug 1574227] [NEW] Grub can't be installed to MBR during fresh install

mariuscc 1574227 at bugs.launchpad.net
Sun Apr 24 11:06:54 UTC 2016 

Public bug reported:

During 16.04 fresh install, grub failed to install on MBR on the 5th
disk (first 4 being 2 RAID 1 arrays)

root at ubuntu:/# lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release:	16.04

grub-efi:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
  Version table:
     2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
        500 cdrom://Ubuntu 16.04 LTS _Xenial Xerus_ - Release amd64 (20160420.1) xenial/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
grub-common:
  Installed: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
  Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
grub-ieee1275-bin:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
  Version table:
     2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
grub-xen-bin:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
  Version table:
     2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
grub-ieee1275-dbg:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
  Version table:
     2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
grub-xen-dbg:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
  Version table:
     2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
grub2-common:
  Installed: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
  Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
grub-legacy-doc:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 0.97-29ubuntu68
  Version table:
     0.97-29ubuntu68 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
grub-legacy-ec2:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 0.7.7~bzr1212-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
     0.7.7~bzr1212-0ubuntu1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.63
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.376
Date: Sun Apr 24 13:55:13 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
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-2.21.63 ubuntu xenial

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Title:
  Grub can't be installed to MBR during fresh install

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  During 16.04 fresh install, grub failed to install on MBR on the 5th
  disk (first 4 being 2 RAID 1 arrays)

  root at ubuntu:/# lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  Release:	16.04

  grub-efi:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
    Version table:
       2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
          500 cdrom://Ubuntu 16.04 LTS _Xenial Xerus_ - Release amd64 (20160420.1) xenial/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
  grub-common:
    Installed: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
    Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
    Version table:
   *** 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  grub-ieee1275-bin:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
    Version table:
       2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
  grub-xen-bin:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
    Version table:
       2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
  grub-ieee1275-dbg:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
    Version table:
       2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
  grub-xen-dbg:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
    Version table:
       2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
  grub2-common:
    Installed: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
    Candidate: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3
    Version table:
   *** 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  grub-legacy-doc:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 0.97-29ubuntu68
    Version table:
       0.97-29ubuntu68 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
  grub-legacy-ec2:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 0.7.7~bzr1212-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
       0.7.7~bzr1212-0ubuntu1 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.63
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.376
  Date: Sun Apr 24 13:55:13 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  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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