Comment 2 for bug 494827

syslog shows:

Dec 10 01:49:13 ubuntu python: Exception during installation:
Dec 10 01:49:13 ubuntu python: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 10 01:49:13 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2421, in <module>
Dec 10 01:49:13 ubuntu python: install.run()
Dec 10 01:49:13 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 431, in run
Dec 10 01:49:13 ubuntu python: self.configure_bootloader()
Dec 10 01:49:13 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1786, in configure_bootloader
Dec 10 01:49:13 ubuntu python: "FlashKernel failed with code %d" % ret)
Dec 10 01:49:13 ubuntu python: InstallStepError: FlashKernel failed with code 1
Dec 10 01:49:13 ubuntu python:
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: debconffilter_done: ubiquity.components.install (current: None)
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: Exception in GTK frontend (invoking crash handler):
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 457, in <module>
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: main(oem_config)
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 442, in main
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: install(args[0], query=options.query)
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 245, in install
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: ret = wizard.run()
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 476, in run
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: self.progress_loop()
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 1001, in progress_loop
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: (ret, realtb))
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2421, in <module>
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: install.run()
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 431, in run
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: self.configure_bootloader()
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1786, in configure_bootloader
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: "FlashKernel failed with code %d" % ret)
Dec 10 01:49:18 ubuntu ubiquity[2665]: InstallStepError: FlashKernel failed with code 1