[Bug 1769404] Re: grub-installer fails during installation

[Yevhen]

** Description changed:

  I choose to install Ubuntu 18.04 on /dev/sdb without opening advanced
- partitioning tool. I expect grub to be installed on same partition. But
- it seems grub-installer tries to install grub on /dev/sda by default. It
- fails to do so.
+ partitioning tool.
+ 
+ I expect grub to be installed on same disk. Because my /dev/sdb is SSD
+ and it is first in boot list in BIOS, and my /dev/sda is empty HDD and
+ I'm not going to install anything on it.
+ 
+ But it seems grub-installer tries to install grub on /dev/sda by
+ default. It fails to do so. After the failure it suggests to choose
+ another disk for grub. I choose /dev/sdb and it still fails.
  
  The workaround I found is to open advanced partitioning tool, change
- grub installation partition to /dev/sdb, go back, and again choose
- Ubuntu installation on /dev/sdb
+ grub installation disk to /dev/sdb, go back, and again choose Ubuntu
+ installation on /dev/sdb.
+ 
+ All logs attached here are from VirtualBox where I have reproduced the
+ issue.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ubiquity 18.04.14
  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
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sun May  6 00:21:57 2018
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
+  LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  grub-installer fails during installation

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I choose to install Ubuntu 18.04 on /dev/sdb without opening advanced
  partitioning tool.

  I expect grub to be installed on same disk. Because my /dev/sdb is SSD
  and it is first in boot list in BIOS, and my /dev/sda is empty HDD and
  I'm not going to install anything on it.

  But it seems grub-installer tries to install grub on /dev/sda by
  default. It fails to do so. After the failure it suggests to choose
  another disk for grub. I choose /dev/sdb and it still fails.

  The workaround I found is to open advanced partitioning tool, change
  grub installation disk to /dev/sdb, go back, and again choose Ubuntu
  installation on /dev/sdb.

  All logs attached here are from VirtualBox where I have reproduced the
  issue.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ubiquity 18.04.14
  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
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sun May  6 00:21:57 2018
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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