[Bug 1869593] [NEW] While installing Ubuntu on a dual boot system, I received an error when it attempted to install grub2 on my master drive mbr. I installed Linux on a second drive, away from the original OS.

[Javier Salazar]

Public bug reported:

Received an error when the system attempted to install grub boot loader
on the master drive.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubiquity 18.04.14.14 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-28.30~18.04.1-generic 5.3.13
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-28-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.394.3
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Mar 29 11:26:37 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20200203.1)
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)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic ubiquity-18.04.14.14 ubuntu

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Title:
  While installing Ubuntu on a dual boot system, I received an error
  when it attempted to install grub2 on my master drive mbr.  I
  installed Linux on a second drive, away from the original OS.

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Received an error when the system attempted to install grub boot
  loader on the master drive.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ubiquity 18.04.14.14 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-28.30~18.04.1-generic 5.3.13
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-28-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.394.3
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sun Mar 29 11:26:37 2020
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20200203.1)
  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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