grub-install failed with gpt partion tables

Bug #1839884 reported by Eric
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Bug Description

Crash during live desktop installer for setting up the boot partition.
Description: Ubuntu 19.04
Release: 19.04

sudo apt-cache policy pkgname
N: Unable to locate package pkgname

Expected the boot partition to install on the boot partition

grub-installer failed to install the partition.

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo parted -l
Model: ATA ST4000NM0033-9ZM (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 1049kB 2097kB 1049kB
 2 2097kB 4001GB 4001GB lvm

Model: ATA ST4000NM0033-9ZM (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 1049kB 2097kB 1049kB bios_grub
 2 2097kB 4001GB 4001GB ext4

Model: ATA ST4000NM0033-9ZM (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 17.4kB 134MB 134MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres
 2 135MB 4001GB 4001GB StoragePool

Model: ATA ST4000NM0033-9ZM (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdd: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 17.4kB 134MB 134MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres
 2 135MB 4001GB 4001GB StoragePool

Model: ATA ST4000NM0033-9ZM (scsi)
Disk /dev/sde: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 17.4kB 134MB 134MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres
 2 135MB 4001GB 4001GB StoragePool

Model: ATA ST4000NM0033-9ZM (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdf: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 17.4kB 134MB 134MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres
 2 135MB 4001GB 4001GB StoragePool

Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-swap_1: 1023MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Flags
 1 0.00B 1023MB 1023MB linux-swap(v1)

Model: Linux device-mapper (linear) (dm)
Disk /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root: 3999GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Flags
 1 0.00B 3999GB 3999GB ext4

Model: INTEL SSDPEDMD020T4D HHHL NVMe 2000GB (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 2000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 1049kB 2000GB 2000GB ext4

Model: ATA MZ7KM400HAHP00D3 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdm: 400GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
 1 1049kB 377GB 377GB primary ext4
 2 377GB 400GB 23.6GB extended
 5 377GB 400GB 23.6GB logical linux-swap(v1)

Model: ATA ST4000NM0033-9ZM (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdk: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 1049kB 2097kB 1049kB
 2 2097kB 1076MB 1074MB ext4
 3 1076MB 4001GB 4000GB

Model: ATA ST4000NM0033-9ZM (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdi: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 17.4kB 134MB 134MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres
 2 135MB 4001GB 4001GB StoragePool

Warning: Unable to open /dev/sr0 read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sr0
has been opened read-only.
Model: iDRAC Virtual CD (scsi)
Disk /dev/sr0: 2097MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 2048B/2048B
Partition Table: mac
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 2048B 6143B 4096B Apple
 2 2082MB 2086MB 3834kB EFI

Model: ATA ST4000NM0033-9ZM (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdg: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 17.4kB 134MB 134MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres
 2 135MB 4001GB 4001GB StoragePool

Model: ATA ST4000NM0033-9ZM (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdl: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 17.4kB 134MB 134MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres
 2 135MB 4001GB 4001GB StoragePool

Model: INTEL SSDPEDMD020T4D HHHL NVMe 2000GB (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme1n1: 2000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 1049kB 2000GB 2000GB ext4

Model: ATA ST4000NM0033-9ZM (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdj: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 17.4kB 134MB 134MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres
 2 135MB 4001GB 4001GB StoragePool

Model: ATA ST4000NM0033-9ZM (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdh: 4001GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
 1 17.4kB 134MB 134MB Microsoft reserved partition msftres
 2 135MB 4001GB 4001GB StoragePool

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: ubiquity 19.04.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-13.14-generic 5.0.6
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.405
Date: Mon Aug 12 13:48:21 2019
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Release amd64 (20190416)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Eric (ebmarquez) wrote :
summary: - grub-install filaed with gpt partion tables
+ grub-install failed with gpt partion tables
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