Ubuntu
ubiquity package

GrubInstaller failed with code 1

Bug #89719 reported by jmarques on 2007-03-04

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #90575: MASTER: need further sanity checking on grub device names. Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	ubiquity (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubiquity

grub not installed in the hd0,

installer crashed
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

i have not the files /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman

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Humilulo (shawn-ubuntu) wrote on 2007-03-04: Mine, same thing. But I got my syslog and partman.

My partman file Edit (168.3 KiB, text/plain)

Here's my message:
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

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Humilulo (shawn-ubuntu) wrote on 2007-03-04: And my syslog file

My syslog file Edit (89.0 KiB, text/plain)

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Humilulo (shawn-ubuntu) wrote on 2007-03-04:

It happened to me too.

Changed in ubiquity:
status:	Unconfirmed → Confirmed

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2007-03-21:

Humilulo, "/dev/Dek_Gig" is not a legal GRUB device. Use something that exists instead. The lack of validation is bug 90575.

Since the reporter doesn't have their log files, I'm going to have to assume that this is the same problem. However, in future, please don't append your installer problem to the end of an existing bug, even if they look superficially the same.