Using the same cisco system, I deployed trusty. I then installed a package and installation of the package around the same location. I then found that it was hanging in grub-probe. I kill that process a couple of times and the installation proceeded and completed afterwards. The Killed message showed that it was the right grub-probe process that I killed. ================================================================================ ubuntu@pullman-01:~$ ps -ef|grep grub root 48137 48120 0 20:09 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg root 48436 48137 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48447 48436 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48448 48447 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48455 48448 30 20:22 pts/2 00:00:13 /usr/sbin/grub-probe --device /dev/sda1 --target=partmap ubuntu 48742 48643 0 20:23 pts/4 00:00:00 grep --color=auto grub ubuntu@pullman-01:~$ sudo kill -9 48455 kill: No such process ubuntu@pullman-01:~$ ps -ef|grep grub root 48137 48120 0 20:09 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg root 48436 48137 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48447 48436 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48448 48447 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48747 48448 22 20:24 pts/2 00:00:04 /usr/sbin/grub-probe --device /dev/sda1 --target=drive ubuntu 48751 48643 0 20:24 pts/4 00:00:00 grep --color=auto grub ubuntu@pullman-01:~$ ps -ef|grep grub root 48137 48120 0 20:09 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg root 48436 48137 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48447 48436 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48448 48447 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48747 48448 29 20:24 pts/2 00:00:06 /usr/sbin/grub-probe --device /dev/sda1 --target=drive ubuntu 48753 48643 0 20:24 pts/4 00:00:00 grep --color=auto grub ubuntu@pullman-01:~$ ps -ef|grep grub root 48137 48120 0 20:09 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg root 48436 48137 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48447 48436 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48448 48447 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48747 48448 32 20:24 pts/2 00:00:10 /usr/sbin/grub-probe --device /dev/sda1 --target=drive ubuntu 48756 48643 0 20:24 pts/4 00:00:00 grep --color=auto grub ubuntu@pullman-01:~$ sudo kill -9 48747 ubuntu@pullman-01:~$ ps -ef|grep grub root 48137 48120 0 20:09 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg root 48436 48137 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48447 48436 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48448 48447 0 20:21 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 48759 48448 18 20:24 pts/2 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/grub-probe --device /dev/sda1 --target=fs_uuid ubuntu 48761 48643 0 20:24 pts/4 00:00:00 grep --color=auto grub ubuntu@pullman-01:~$ sudo kill -9 48759 ================================================================================ On the installation window, the installation proceeds to completion: ================================================================================ update-alternatives: using /usr/share/images/desktop-base/spacefun-wallpaper.svg to provide /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-background (desktop-background) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/share/images/desktop-base/spacefun-splash.svg to provide /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-splash (desktop-splash) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/share/images/desktop-base/spacefun-grub.png to provide /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-grub.png (desktop-grub) in auto mode. Generating grub.cfg ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-52-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-52-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-80-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-80-generic Killed Killed Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin done update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Setting up libxfce4util-common (4.8.2-1) ... Setting up libxfce4util4 (4.8.2-1) ... Setting up libexo-common (0.6.2-4) ... Setting up libexo-helpers (0.6.2-4) ... ... Setting up miscfiles (1.4.2.dfsg.1-9) ... Ignoring install-info called from maintainer script The package miscfiles should be rebuilt with new debhelper to get trigger support Ignoring install-info called from maintainer script The package miscfiles should be rebuilt with new debhelper to get trigger support Setting up orage (4.8.3-1) ... Setting up tango-icon-theme (0.8.90-5) ... Setting up thunar (1.2.3-3ubuntu2) ... Setting up thunar-volman (0.6.1-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up tumbler-common (0.1.24-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up tumbler (0.1.24-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up xfwm4 (4.8.3-1ubuntu1.1) ... Setting up xfdesktop4-data (4.8.3-2ubuntu7) ... Setting up xfdesktop4 (4.8.3-2ubuntu7) ... Setting up xfce4-appfinder (4.8.0-3) ... Setting up xfce4-mixer (1:4.8.0-2ubuntu1) ... Setting up xfce4 (4.8.0.3) ... Setting up xfce4-notifyd (0.2.2-1) ... Setting up xfce4-volumed (0.1.13-2ubuntu1) ... Setting up xscreensaver-data (5.15-2ubuntu1) ... Setting up xscreensaver (5.15-2ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-52-generic Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Processing triggers for dictionaries-common ... ubuntu@pullman-01:~$ ================================================================================ going back to the ps -ef output from the log that I included earlier, I can see that it's the same exact issue that prevented the deployment from completing: ================================================================================ root 13218 12856 0 22:35 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg root 13251 2 0 22:38 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u121:3] root 13497 2 0 22:45 ? 00:00:00 [kworker/u122:0] root 13551 13218 0 22:46 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 13562 13551 0 22:46 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 13563 13562 0 22:46 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ root 13564 13562 0 22:46 ? 00:00:00 sed -e s/^/\t/ root 13600 13563 28 22:47 ? 00:00:10 /usr/sbin/grub-probe --device /dev/sda1 --target=partmap ================================================================================