[Bug 1899521] [NEW] The execution of grub-install failed. This is a fatal error

[Diego Germán Gonzalez]

Public bug reported:

The problem occurs on a computer with BIOS boot 
Windows previously installed.
There is a temporary solution which is to create a new GPT partition table and reinstall all operating systems

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: ubiquity 20.10.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-21.22-generic 5.8.13
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu49
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CasperVersion: 1.452
Date: Mon Oct 12 14:27:55 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Beta amd64 (20201012)
RebootRequiredPkgs:
 linux-image-5.8.0-21-generic
 linux-base
 linux-base
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug groovy ubiquity-20.10.10 ubuntu

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Title:
  The execution of grub-install failed. This is a fatal error

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The problem occurs on a computer with BIOS boot 
  Windows previously installed.
  There is a temporary solution which is to create a new GPT partition table and reinstall all operating systems

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
  Package: ubiquity 20.10.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-21.22-generic 5.8.13
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu49
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CasperVersion: 1.452
  Date: Mon Oct 12 14:27:55 2020
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Beta amd64 (20201012)
  RebootRequiredPkgs:
   linux-image-5.8.0-21-generic
   linux-base
   linux-base
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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