Ubuntu 11.10 installer crashes on GRUB install

[Øivind]

Don't know if this bug is related to ubiquity, but the ubuntu 11.10 installer failed installing GRUB to any of the available hdd's on the computer, then the installer suddenly crashed. I have seen ubiquity crash at other occasions as well, so may not be related.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.287
Date: Mon Oct 17 21:52:03 2011
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

Exception during installation:
Oct 17 21:51:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Oct 17 21:51:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1641, in <module>
Oct 17 21:51:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py: install.run()
Oct 17 21:51:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Oct 17 21:51:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py: func(self)
Oct 17 21:51:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 199, in run
Oct 17 21:51:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py: self.configure_bootloader()
Oct 17 21:51:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 955, in configure_bootloader
Oct 17 21:51:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py: "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Oct 17 21:51:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Oct 17 21:51:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py:

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Kurulkai (kurul)]

am new to Linux and got no clue what's going on. at least, when installing OSX, it fucking works! even Windows manages to install itself, and that's saying something. definitely Linux still not making the OS easy enough for the noobs. how many years has it been now? right.

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

11.10 reached end of life long ago and is no longer supported.