Crashed during install

Bug #76786 reported by kaliumfredrik
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #46853: grub install fails on EFI Intel Macs. Edit Remove
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grub (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: grub

I was installing ubuntu 6.10 on an iMac 17" for dual boot. I was asked to provide you with these data:

raceback (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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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote :

Could you please attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman to this bug, by commenting on the bug's web page? Thanks in advance.

Changed in grub:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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kaliumfredrik (fredrik-bulow) wrote : Re: [Bug 76786] Re: Crashed during install

Sorry, that data is already lost.

On 12/22/06, John Vivirito <email address hidden> wrote:
> Could you please attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman to this
> bug, by commenting on the bug's web page? Thanks in advance.
>
> ** Changed in: grub (Ubuntu)
> Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
>
> --
> Crashed during install
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/76786
>

--
Fredrik Bülow <email address hidden>

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Brion Vibber (brion) wrote :

I've encountered the same problem; I uploaded the log files with my report at bug 89937.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Thanks for your report. This is also bug 46853, and should be fixed in Feisty.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

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