ubuntu installer crashed on grub installation

[agfarine]

Binary package hint: ubiquity

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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[slush (slush)]

Confirming problem on my installation of 8.04! It is not possible to finish installation, crashes in cca 90% with message "Command 'grub-install (hd0)'. This is a critical error" (not exactly the same, Im translating message from my language to EN).

I suppose to raise importance of bug from Medium to High - as I see, it affects many Ubuntu distribution...

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Exception during installation:
Jan 1 07:33:17 ubuntu python: Traceback (most recent call last):
Jan 1 07:33:17 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1404, in ?
Jan 1 07:33:17 ubuntu python: install.run()
Jan 1 07:33:17 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 385, in run
Jan 1 07:33:17 ubuntu python: self.configure_bootloader()
Jan 1 07:33:17 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1163, in configure_bootloader
Jan 1 07:33:17 ubuntu python: raise InstallStepError(
Jan 1 07:33:17 ubuntu python: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Jan 1 07:33:17 ubuntu python:

[Matt C (proteus400)]

Testing ubuntu 11.10 beta 2, installer crashed:

"Installing the 'grub2' package..."

Dialog:
  title: GRUB installation failed
  message: The 'grub-efi' package failed to install into /target/. Without the GRUB boot loader, the installed system will not boot.

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

You simply ran out of disk space:

Jan 1 07:32:58 ubuntu ubiquity: gzip:
Jan 1 07:32:58 ubuntu ubiquity: stdout: No space left on device