[Bug 1843563] [NEW] Failed to install to /dev/sdc, tried to place booloader on sda instead

[Harel Amnon]

Public bug reported:

Booted from USB stick.
Chose to install on /dev/sdc
The installer complained that it fails to install grub, first on /dev/sda (which it wasn't supposed to touch!), and then also on /dev/sdc when I changed to that.

Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubiquity 18.04.14.12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-23.24~18.04.1-generic 5.0.15
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.394
Date: Wed Sep 11 13:32:38 2019
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190805)
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-18.04.14.12 ubuntu

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Title:
  Failed to install to /dev/sdc, tried to place booloader on sda instead

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Booted from USB stick.
  Chose to install on /dev/sdc
  The installer complained that it fails to install grub, first on /dev/sda (which it wasn't supposed to touch!), and then also on /dev/sdc when I changed to that.

  Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ubiquity 18.04.14.12
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-23.24~18.04.1-generic 5.0.15
  Uname: Linux 5.0.0-23-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.394
  Date: Wed Sep 11 13:32:38 2019
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190805)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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