[Bug 1809480] [NEW] crash after unable to install grub on desired drive

[Fletcher Barnes]

Public bug reported:

tried to install where a current grub install is.  I then selected not
to install boot loader.  at this point system crashed

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: ubiquity 18.10.12 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.399
Date: Fri Dec 21 11:08:46 2018
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cosmic ubiquity-18.10.12 ubuntu

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Title:
  crash after unable to install grub on desired drive

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  tried to install where a current grub install is.  I then selected not
  to install boot loader.  at this point system crashed

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
  Package: ubiquity 18.10.12 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12
  Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.399
  Date: Fri Dec 21 11:08:46 2018
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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