Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda : ' Executing grub-install/dev/sda' failed. This is fatal error.

Bug #1908953 reported by Tommi A Vasarainen
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Ubuntu installation stops on error :

Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda : ' Executing grub-install/dev/sda' failed. This is fatal error.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: ubiquity 21.04.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-25.26-generic 5.8.14
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu55
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.456
Date: Tue Dec 22 01:58:24 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20201221.1)
RebootRequiredPkgs:
 linux-image-5.8.0-25-generic
 linux-base
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Tommi A Vasarainen (tombie75) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Batifamily Ubuntu (batifamily) wrote :

mine is with Ubuntu 21.10.10
hard drive with 4 partitions with different OS each
i am able to boot in windows 10, cinnamon Mint and Ubuntu 21.10.10 but i can not boot in Manjaro

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