Installer Crashed on Grub Install

Bug #110184 reported by Demortes
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 166, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 161, in main
    install(sys.argv[1])
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 57, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 305, in run
    self.process_step()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 856, in process_step
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 628, in progress_loop
    raise RuntimeError, ("Install failed with exit code %s\n%s" %
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1404, in ?
    install.run()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 385, in run
    self.configure_bootloader()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1163, in configure_bootloader
    raise InstallStepError(
InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1

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Demortes (demortes) wrote :

We're sorry; the installer crashed. Please file a new bug report at https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+filebug (do not attach your details to any existing bug) and a developer will attend to the problem as soon as possible. To help the developers understand what went wrong, include the following detail in your bug report, and attach the files /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman:

I can't find these files. On the LiveLinux or is this actually on the partition?

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Demortes (demortes) wrote :
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Demortes (demortes) wrote :
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in ubiquity.

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Demortes (demortes) wrote :

I apologize, the partition has been deleted, formatted, and Ubuntu reinstalled. I no longer have the files mentioned in that page.

I will make sure to check resources before I submit a bug report, but in this case, it seemed to be because I told GRUB to install on sda, not /dev/sda or hd0, or anything like that.

Changed in ubiquity:
assignee: nobody → sbarjola
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Sergio Barjola (sbarjola) wrote :

it seems that error is caused by "grub-install sda" insted "grub-install /dev/sda", like says Demortes and I see at syslog, so I think that is not a bug.
I set to Invalid, and if someone else thinks that it's a bug can reopen it.

Changed in ubiquity:
assignee: sbarjola → nobody
status: New → Invalid
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