[Bug 1710009] [NEW] grub-install crash during installation, also killing ubiquity

[cornelis d stravers]

Public bug reported:

i have not been able to install anything ubuntu today. not 86-x64 or
i386. damn

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: ubiquity 17.04.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-19.21-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.380
Date: Thu Aug 10 16:26:11 2017
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=unknown
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ubiquity-17.04.9 ubuntu-mate zesty

** Attachment added: "/var/log/installer/debug"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1710009/+attachment/4930304/+files/debug

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Title:
  grub-install crash during installation, also killing ubiquity

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  i have not been able to install anything ubuntu today. not 86-x64 or
  i386. damn

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: ubiquity 17.04.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-19.21-generic 4.10.8
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.380
  Date: Thu Aug 10 16:26:11 2017
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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