[Bug 1810559] [NEW] Grub Install Fails

[Kurt Allen Maciej]

Public bug reported:

Upon installation to a clean disk which was wiped during setup I get the
error message "Executing '/grub-install /dev/sda' failed."  I have tried
wiping the drive and deleting all partitions via a Windows installer,
wiping the drive from the Advanced Disk Utilities in the Ubuntu
installer and all items from the re-install menu within the installer.
I still get this error.  I am not trying to dual-boot the system.  I am
just trying to install Ubuntu 18.10.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: ubiquity 18.10.12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.399
Date: Fri Jan  4 15:05:07 2019
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cosmic ubiquity-18.10.12 ubuntu

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Title:
  Grub Install Fails

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Upon installation to a clean disk which was wiped during setup I get
  the error message "Executing '/grub-install /dev/sda' failed."  I have
  tried wiping the drive and deleting all partitions via a Windows
  installer, wiping the drive from the Advanced Disk Utilities in the
  Ubuntu installer and all items from the re-install menu within the
  installer.  I still get this error.  I am not trying to dual-boot the
  system.  I am just trying to install Ubuntu 18.10.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
  Package: ubiquity 18.10.12
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12
  Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.399
  Date: Fri Jan  4 15:05:07 2019
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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