[Bug 990549] Re: installer crashes while installing grub

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  installer crashes while installing grub

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I am trying to freshly install kubuntu 12.04 and the installer crashes
  saying cannot install grub on the said partition.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.16 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.315
  Date: Sat Apr 28 19:42:35 2012
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed boot=casper persistent maybe-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
  LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120423)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   TERM=xterm
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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