grub loading error - while trying to install nubuntu in vmware

Bug #227630 reported by TML
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Expired
Undecided
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Bug Description

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:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 166, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 163, in main
    install()
  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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TML (tmlingam) wrote :
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Kenneth Venken (kenneth-venken) wrote :

Thank you 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.
For future reference you might be interested to know that a lot of applications have bug reporting functionality built in to them. This can be accessed via the Report a Problem option in the Help menu for the application with which you are having an issue. You can learn more about this feature at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

tags: added: ubiquity-1.2.5
tags: added: edgy
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote : Traceback

Exception during installation:
May 7 12:47:33 nubuntu python: Traceback (most recent call last):
May 7 12:47:33 nubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1404, in ?
May 7 12:47:33 nubuntu python: install.run()
May 7 12:47:33 nubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 385, in run
May 7 12:47:33 nubuntu python: self.configure_bootloader()
May 7 12:47:33 nubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1163, in configure_bootloader
May 7 12:47:33 nubuntu python: raise InstallStepError(
May 7 12:47:33 nubuntu python: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
May 7 12:47:33 nubuntu python:

tags: added: installer-crash
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Thomas Hotz (thotz-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Brian can I mark this bug as confirmed, have you got enough information?

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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