grub-install fails at 94% installation

[Ken Kloc]

Binary package hint: ubiquity

I've been trying to load Xubuntu 6.10 onto my PC hard drive and its almost successful, except for at the very end I get a 'grub-install' failure. I've also attached the syslog and partman files to this report.

Here's the info generated by Xubuntu on the installation crash:

We're sorry; the installer crashed. Please file a new bug report at https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+filebug (do not attach your details to any existing bug) and a developer will attend to the problem as soon as possible. To help the developers understand what went wrong, include the following detail in your bug report, and attach the files /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 166, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 161, in main
    install(sys.argv[1])
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 57, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 305, in run
    self.process_step()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 856, in process_step
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 628, in progress_loop
    raise RuntimeError, ("Install failed with exit code %s\n%s" %
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1404, in ?
    install.run()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 385, in run
    self.configure_bootloader()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1163, in configure_bootloader
    raise InstallStepError(
InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1

[Ken Kloc (kkloc)]

Here is the syslog file related to the installation crash.

[Ken Kloc (kkloc)]

Here is the partman file.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Thanks for your report. "(hda)" is not a legal GRUB device name; try "/dev/hda" instead. The lack of validation here is also bug 90575.