ubiquity should not allow invalid grub destinations

[mike1216]

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/kde-ui.py", line 338, in run
    self.process_step()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 828, in process_step
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 599, 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

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Could you please attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman to this bug, by commenting on the bug's web page? Thanks in advance.

Did you literally tell GRUB to install to "sd0"? That's not a valid GRUB device name.

[mike1216 (mayank-wala)]

This was my first exp. to install any linux distro. You are right, I figure this out late and install /dev/hda5 and works fine.

Thank you very much

[Henrik Nilsen Omma (henrik)]

I'm redefining this as 'ubiquity should not allow invalid grub destinations' and confirming.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Indeed. I'm using bug 90575 to track this problem.