[Bug 1906679] [NEW] bios grub-install crash with "no space left" but there's plenty of it

[Daniele Dellafiore]

Public bug reported:

I can do a succesfull install on this very same system and drive with Ubuntu 20.04. 
Since Ubuntu 20.10, and now with daily live 21.04, I get this error. 

I *think* I do have a BIOS setup, not a UEFI, on a drive with existing Windows 10 and a Ubuntu 20.04. 
When the BIOS starts and I select where to boot from, I get 2 options from the USB KEY: one is UEFI, the other is unspecified,  which must be BIOS. I alwayse chose "BIOS". 

Nothing much else to report for now.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: ubiquity 21.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-25.26-generic 5.8.14
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu51
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.455
Date: Thu Dec  3 16:09:55 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20201125)
RebootRequiredPkgs:
 linux-image-5.8.0-25-generic
 linux-base
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug hirsute ubiquity-21.04.1 ubuntu

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Title:
  bios grub-install crash with "no space left" but there's plenty of it

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I can do a succesfull install on this very same system and drive with Ubuntu 20.04. 
  Since Ubuntu 20.10, and now with daily live 21.04, I get this error. 

  I *think* I do have a BIOS setup, not a UEFI, on a drive with existing Windows 10 and a Ubuntu 20.04. 
  When the BIOS starts and I select where to boot from, I get 2 options from the USB KEY: one is UEFI, the other is unspecified,  which must be BIOS. I alwayse chose "BIOS". 

  Nothing much else to report for now.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
  Package: ubiquity 21.04.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-25.26-generic 5.8.14
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-25-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu51
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.455
  Date: Thu Dec  3 16:09:55 2020
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20201125)
  RebootRequiredPkgs:
   linux-image-5.8.0-25-generic
   linux-base
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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