Comment 9 for bug 61649

I have run into similar bug using Kubuntu 8.04.1 desktop CD. The installer disappeared without any warning and there was not /boot/grub/menu.lst on installed system. The stage files were present.

In installer log I have found the following errors:
Exception in KDE frontend (invoking crash handler):
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 229, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 224, in main
    install(args[0])
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 68, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_ui.py", line 406, in run
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_ui.py", line 708, in progress_loop
    (ret, realtb))
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1913, in <module>
    install.run()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 419, in run
    self.configure_bootloader()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1422, in configure_bootloader
    "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 229, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 224, in main
    install(args[0])
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 68, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_ui.py", line 406, in run
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_ui.py", line 708, in progress_loop
    (ret, realtb))
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1913, in <module>
    install.run()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 419, in run
    self.configure_bootloader()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1422, in configure_bootloader
    "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1

I was trying to install to /dev/sdb1 and install GRUB into (hd1,0).

Ubiquity version: Ubiquity 1.8.12

Here is output of fdisk -l for my system:
Disk /dev/sda: 640.1 GB, 640135028736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77825 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 608 4883728+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 609 2432 14651280 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 2433 77825 605594272+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 2433 2699 2144646 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 2700 8778 48829536 8e Linux LVM
/dev/sda7 8779 14857 48829536 8e Linux LVM
/dev/sda8 14858 20936 48829536 8e Linux LVM
/dev/sda9 20937 33094 97659103+ 8e Linux LVM
/dev/sda10 33095 45252 97659103+ 8e Linux LVM
/dev/sda11 45253 57410 97659103+ 8e Linux LVM
/dev/sda12 57411 69568 97659103+ 8e Linux LVM
/dev/sda13 69569 75647 48829536 8e Linux LVM
/dev/sda14 75648 77825 17494753+ 8e Linux LVM

Disk /dev/sdb: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 653 5245191 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 654 1306 5245222+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb3 1307 1959 5245222+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb4 1960 30400 228452332+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 1960 2612 5245191 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb6 2613 5162 20482843+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb7 5163 7712 20482843+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb8 7713 10262 20482843+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb9 10263 12812 20482843+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb10 12813 15362 20482843+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb11 15363 17912 20482843+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb12 17913 20462 20482843+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb13 20463 23012 20482843+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb14 23013 25562 20482843+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb15 25563 30400 38861203+ 83 Linux

I attach logs from installer.