Ubuntu
grub-installer package

20.04 GRUB install failed

Bug #1877993 reported by bluebugblazin
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Bug Description

Towards end of installation the following message appears:

>> Executing 'grub-install/dev/sda' failed.

This is a fatal error. <<

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubiquity 20.04.15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.445
Date: Mon May 11 13:40:57 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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bluebugblazin (openevan) wrote :
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bluebugblazin (openevan) wrote :

After reducing the number of partitions on the HDD to which I attempted to install Ubuntu 20.04, the installation completed error free. I suspect the initial GRUB error was triggered by an issue related to the partitioning of the HDD.

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