bootloader install failed on /dev/vda

[Sean Davis]

Xubuntu 201019 installation fails on vmware Workstation 16.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: ubiquity 20.10.12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-23.24-generic 5.8.14
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.455
Date: Mon Oct 19 06:08:17 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Beta amd64 (20201019)
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:
 linux-image-5.8.0-23-generic
 linux-base
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1900417

[Sean Davis (bluesabre)]

Confirmed fixed with the Xubuntu 20201020 build.