[Bug 1781803] [NEW] Installation of ubuntu crashes - grub will not install

[AndyP]

Public bug reported:

installing alongside windows 10 the installer reports it cannot install
efi grub, I am installing in legacy mode anyway, odd.

System did not install

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubiquity 18.04.14 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.394
Date: Sun Jul 15 15:50:40 2018
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic ubiquity-18.04.14 ubuntu-mate

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Title:
  Installation of ubuntu crashes - grub will not install

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  installing alongside windows 10 the installer reports it cannot
  install efi grub, I am installing in legacy mode anyway, odd.

  System did not install

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ubiquity 18.04.14 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.394
  Date: Sun Jul 15 15:50:40 2018
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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