[Bug 1800858] [NEW] Ubuntu Installation crashes at grub installation

[Martín Mora Roldán]

Public bug reported:

I had a dual booot with Windows 10 and elementary, I also have a SSD in
which windows 10 was installed and elementary was installed on a HDD.
When I tried to install the new elementary distribution by erasing the
partition and creating a new one for the new OS the installation program
crashed at the grub installation, saying it was a fatal error, so I've
decided to try with Ubuntu 18.04.1 and the same thing happens. I always
select the SSD as the boot device. I've already tried to recover the
boot with boot-repair but it won't work, it says it can't solve the
problem and exits. I'm not sure this is a bug or if I'm doing something
wrong,but I searched in forums for some days now and I haven't found
nothing that helps me yet, I'd accept gladly any orientation to install
any linux distribution on my system. Thanks

Description:	Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release:	18.04

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
Date: Wed Oct 31 08:28:55 2018
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic efi grub ubiquity-18.04.14.6 ubuntu

** Description changed:

  I had a dual booot with Windows 10 and elementary, I also have a SSD in
  which windows 10 was installed and elementary was installed on a HDD.
  When I tried to install the new elementary distribution by erasing the
  partition and creating a new one for the new OS the installation program
  crashed at the grub installation, saying it was a fatal error, so I've
  decided to try with Ubuntu 18.04.1 and the same thing happens. I always
- tell select the SSD as de boot device. I've already tried to recover the
+ select the SSD as the boot device. I've already tried to recover the
  boot with boot-repair but it won't work, it says it can't solve the
  problem and exits. I'm not sure this is a bug or if I'm doing something
  wrong,but I searched in forums for some days now and I haven't found
  nothing that helps me yet, I'd accept gladly any orientation to install
  any linux distribution on my system. Thanks
  
  Description:	Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
  Release:	18.04
  
  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
  Date: Wed Oct 31 08:28:55 2018
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  Ubuntu Installation crashes at grub installation

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I had a dual booot with Windows 10 and elementary, I also have a SSD
  in which windows 10 was installed and elementary was installed on a
  HDD. When I tried to install the new elementary distribution by
  erasing the partition and creating a new one for the new OS the
  installation program crashed at the grub installation, saying it was a
  fatal error, so I've decided to try with Ubuntu 18.04.1 and the same
  thing happens. I always select the SSD as the boot device. I've
  already tried to recover the boot with boot-repair but it won't work,
  it says it can't solve the problem and exits. I'm not sure this is a
  bug or if I'm doing something wrong,but I searched in forums for some
  days now and I haven't found nothing that helps me yet, I'd accept
  gladly any orientation to install any linux distribution on my system.
  Thanks

  Description:	Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
  Release:	18.04

  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
  Date: Wed Oct 31 08:28:55 2018
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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