[Bug 1803042] Re: grub installation failed - error: failed to get canonical path of `/dev/sda8'

[Sebastien Bacher]

** Summary changed:

- grub installation failed
+ grub installation failed -  error: failed to get canonical path of `/dev/sda8'

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Title:
  grub installation failed -  error: failed to get canonical path of
  `/dev/sda8'

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The ubuntu installer reported not able to install a grub bootloader at
  a partition of its own choosing, which is on SSD drive. I asked me to
  select a different partition, but I have no knowledge to decide which
  is good, so I choose the sda the hard disk, it still failed.

  My compute is Dell Alienware 15 with a SSD drive, which is used for
  Windows 10, and a hard drive. It's mainly used for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
  which I decided to be replaced by Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ubiquity 18.04.14.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.394
  Date: Mon Nov 12 21:31:00 2018
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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