[Bug 1991404] [NEW] Error installing grub to /dev/sda

[William Wilson]

Public bug reported:

When running the 22.10 beta installer, grub fails to install to /dev/sda

I have confirmed /dev/sda is the correct target device. A 22.04.1
installation on the same hardware works fine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
Package: ubiquity 22.10.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-15.15-generic 5.19.0
Uname: Linux 5.19.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.23.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.475
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Sep 30 10:11:59 2022
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" - Beta amd64 (20220927.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug kinetic ubiquity-22.10.6 ubuntu

** Description changed:

- When running the installer, grub fails to install to /dev/sda
+ When running the 22.10 beta installer, grub fails to install to /dev/sda
  
  I have confirmed /dev/sda is the correct target device. A 22.04.1
  installation on the same hardware works fine.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
  Package: ubiquity 22.10.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-15.15-generic 5.19.0
  Uname: Linux 5.19.0-15-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.23.0-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.475
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Sep 30 10:11:59 2022
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" - Beta amd64 (20220927.1)
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
+  LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  Error installing grub to /dev/sda

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When running the 22.10 beta installer, grub fails to install to
  /dev/sda

  I have confirmed /dev/sda is the correct target device. A 22.04.1
  installation on the same hardware works fine.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
  Package: ubiquity 22.10.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-15.15-generic 5.19.0
  Uname: Linux 5.19.0-15-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.23.0-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.475
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Sep 30 10:11:59 2022
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" - Beta amd64 (20220927.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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