Karmic installer exits after failing to install grub

Bug #398855 reported by Niko Maila
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grub-installer (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubiquity

Attempt to install Karmic alpha2 to dualboot with Win7 RC fails, Ubiquity crashes at grub install. Attempt to report with Apport fails, "logfiles corrupted".

Update: Leaves system bootable, but displays only ubuntu in the grub boot list.

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Niko Maila (niko-maila) wrote :
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Niko Maila (niko-maila) wrote :
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Niko Maila (niko-maila) wrote :
Niko Maila (niko-maila)
description: updated
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Nicolas Joyard (joyard-nicolas) wrote :

Confirmed, I had the exact same issue.

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
tags: added: ubiquity-1.13.3
tags: added: karmic
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote : Traceback
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Exception during installation:
Jul 13 14:45:38 ubuntu python: Traceback (most recent call last):
Jul 13 14:45:38 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2230, in <module>
Jul 13 14:45:38 ubuntu python: install.run()
Jul 13 14:45:38 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 435, in run
Jul 13 14:45:38 ubuntu python: self.configure_bootloader()
Jul 13 14:45:38 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1664, in configure_bootloader
Jul 13 14:45:38 ubuntu python: "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Jul 13 14:45:38 ubuntu python: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 2
Jul 13 14:45:38 ubuntu python:
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: debconffilter_done: Install (current: None)
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: Exception in GTK frontend (invoking crash handler):
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 232, in <module>
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: main()
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 227, in main
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: install(args[0])
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 68, in install
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: ret = wizard.run()
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 448, in run
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: self.progress_loop()
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 931, in progress_loop
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: (ret, realtb))
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2230, in <module>
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: install.run()
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 435, in run
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: self.configure_bootloader()
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1664, in configure_bootloader
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 2
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu ubiquity[5996]:
Jul 13 14:45:39 ubuntu last message repeated 2 times
Jul 13 14:46:46 ubuntu wpa_supplicant[5171]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS
Jul 13 14:48:46 ubuntu wpa_supplicant[5171]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS
Jul 13 14:50:02 ubuntu /USR/SBIN/CRON[18014]: (root) CMD ([ -x /usr/sbin/update-motd ] && /usr/sbin/update-motd 2>/dev/null)
Jul 13 14:50:46 ubuntu wpa_supplicant[5171]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS
Jul 13 14:52:46 ubuntu wpa_supplicant[5171]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS
Jul 13 14:54:46 ubuntu wpa_supplicant[5171]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS
Jul 13 14:55:01 ubuntu ubiquity[18160]: Ubiquity 1.13.3
Jul 13 14:55:02 ubuntu ubiquit...

tags: added: installer-crash
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

And the information from grub-installer:

Jul 13 15:03:52 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sda'
Jul 13 15:03:52 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Jul 13 15:03:52 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install --no-floppy "/dev/sda"
Jul 13 15:03:55 ubuntu grub-installer: Installation finished. No error reported.
Jul 13 15:03:55 ubuntu grub-installer: This is the contents of the device map /boot/grub/device.map.
Jul 13 15:03:55 ubuntu grub-installer: Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is incorrect,
Jul 13 15:03:55 ubuntu grub-installer: fix it and re-run the script `grub-install'.
Jul 13 15:03:55 ubuntu grub-installer:
Jul 13 15:03:55 ubuntu grub-installer: (hd0)^I/dev/sda
Jul 13 15:03:55 ubuntu grub-installer: (hd1)^I/dev/sdb
Jul 13 15:03:55 ubuntu grub-installer: info: grub-install ran successfully
Jul 13 15:03:59 ubuntu ubiquity: sed: can't read /target/boot/grub/menu.lst: No such file or directory

affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) → grub-installer (Ubuntu)
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Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote :

Closing since 9.10 is no longer supported.

Changed in grub-installer (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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