[Bug 2055218] [NEW] repeated attempts to install Jammy on a new SSD fail, usually sying can't install bootloader

[Victor Preston]

Public bug reported:

Had to replace a hard drive, bought new SSD of same size, have now tried
4 or 5 times to install from Live USB and always fails saying 'unable to
install grub bootloader" If I run boot-install separately it seems to
work but ubuntu still does not run.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: ubiquity 22.04.20
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-18.18~22.04.1-generic 6.5.8
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.470.2
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Feb 27 15:27:35 2024
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20240220)
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 jammy ubuntu

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Title:
  repeated attempts to install Jammy on a new SSD fail, usually sying
  can't install bootloader

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Had to replace a hard drive, bought new SSD of same size, have now
  tried 4 or 5 times to install from Live USB and always fails saying
  'unable to install grub bootloader" If I run boot-install separately
  it seems to work but ubuntu still does not run.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: ubiquity 22.04.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-18.18~22.04.1-generic 6.5.8
  Uname: Linux 6.5.0-18-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.470.2
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Tue Feb 27 15:27:35 2024
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20240220)
  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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