[Bug 1784170] Re: grub could not install on fresh ubuntu 18.04.1 ltcs install

[Nicolas Duvernois]

Hello

I'm not sure which level I can actually provide, so I reply my best

Starting point :

Only Ubuntu 16.04 lts 32 bits installed on system, all updates done the 
day before.

PC : 500 GB HDD, 8 GB RAM, Intel® Core™ i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30GHz × 4

Partioning : Standard partition as per last install :

498 GB ext4 for system & data

1,8 Gb for swap

1.1 Mb unallocated

What I did :

- create Live USB with Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS

- follow this link (method 1)

https://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/reinstallation_ubuntu

and also this one

https://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?id=1668871

installation started, displayed some errors in the procedure, and 
eventually replied that GRUB could not be installed

What I did this morning :

- from the same Live USB, I chose to install above "partly installed 
18.04", with data erasing, and it did succeed.


Hope this helps. If not, just tell.

Regards

Nicolas Duvernois


Le 29/07/2018 à 08:41, Jean-Baptiste Lallement a écrit :
> Thanks for your report.
>
> Could you please provide more details about your system setup, disks
> layout and partitioning scheme and how you partitioned your disk with
> Ubiquity?
>
> Thanks.
>
> ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
>         Status: New => Incomplete
>

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Title:
  grub could not install on fresh ubuntu 18.04.1 ltcs install

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  fresh install of ubuntu 18.04.1 lts on a PC previously using 16.04 lts 32bits.
  I chose options to make sure that I would not loose the content of /home directories.
  I got an error message "sorry, grub could not be installed, your installation will not be able to start".

  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
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sat Jul 28 21:26:13 2018
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=fr_FR.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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