[Bug 1720259] [NEW] Ubuntu 17.10 beta 2 installer crashed while trying to install GRUB

[Jesse]

Public bug reported:

BEHAVIOR
Tried running Ubuntu installer from Live USB to install onto my hard drive. When the installer got to installing GRUB, it crashed and this error came up.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
That GRUB would install successfully, without error, and Ubuntu installation would complete

Bug discovered using:
Ubuntu 17.10 beta 2
Ubiquity 17.10.7
Linux kernel 4.13.0-12-generic
ISO image build date 2017.09.28
Custom desktop PC
Nvidia GTX 1080 graphics card

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: ubiquity 17.10.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.384
Date: Thu Sep 28 16:56:37 2017
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170926)
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 artful ubiquity-17.10.7 ubuntu

** Summary changed:

- Ubuntu installer crashed while trying to install GRUB
+ Ubuntu 17.10 beta 2 installer crashed while trying to install GRUB

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Title:
  Ubuntu 17.10 beta 2 installer crashed while trying to install GRUB

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  BEHAVIOR
  Tried running Ubuntu installer from Live USB to install onto my hard drive. When the installer got to installing GRUB, it crashed and this error came up.

  EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
  That GRUB would install successfully, without error, and Ubuntu installation would complete

  Bug discovered using:
  Ubuntu 17.10 beta 2
  Ubiquity 17.10.7
  Linux kernel 4.13.0-12-generic
  ISO image build date 2017.09.28
  Custom desktop PC
  Nvidia GTX 1080 graphics card

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: ubiquity 17.10.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.384
  Date: Thu Sep 28 16:56:37 2017
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170926)
  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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