ubuntu 15.10 fails. cannot install grub on any device
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: ubiquity 2.21.37 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.365
Date: Wed Jan 20 20:09:13 2016
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_AU.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
I have an 11.6" netbook with Windows 10 Home OEM preinstalled (Clevo W510TU, Intel Celeron N2808, 30GB Kingston SSD, 2GB DDR3L Teamgroup RAM).
I tried to install Xubuntu 15.10 through a USB stick with UEFI enabled, secure boot disabled.
I chose "Try Ubuntu without installing".
I launched the installer and I chose to erase Windows 10 completely. I didn't do any partitioning myself.
The installer got stuck towards the end of the installation when installing grub.
Ubiquity created automatically 3 partitions: an ESP partition, a root partition and a swap partition which is normal.
I tried a second time. During the installation I chose "Something else" (=Manual Partitioning). But I didn't make any new partitions. I kept the 3 partitions which the installer had created previously, formatting only the root partition. And the second time I didn't have any problems.
So *I* don't have any problems currently, I just decided to search here for similar bug reports and share my experience.