Using today's amd64 daily-live iso. I am booting from a usb drive which is showing up as /dev/sda. I am attempting to install to /dev/sdb. The install goes fine until the installer tries to install grub to /dev/sda which it shouldn't. I then tell it to install to /dev/sdb and that fails as well.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ubiquity 2.10.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.314
Date: Wed Apr 18 08:12:57 2012
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120418.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
TERM=linux
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Exception during installation: ubiquity/ plugininstall. py", line 1720, in <module> ubiquity/ plugininstall. py", line 55, in wrapper ubiquity/ plugininstall. py", line 204, in run bootloader( ) ubiquity/ plugininstall. py", line 998, in configure_ bootloader
Apr 18 15:12:54 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Apr 18 15:12:54 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/
Apr 18 15:12:54 ubuntu plugininstall.py: install.run()
Apr 18 15:12:54 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/
Apr 18 15:12:54 ubuntu plugininstall.py: func(self)
Apr 18 15:12:54 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/
Apr 18 15:12:54 ubuntu plugininstall.py: self.configure_
Apr 18 15:12:54 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/
Apr 18 15:12:54 ubuntu plugininstall.py: "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Apr 18 15:12:54 ubuntu plugininstall.py: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Apr 18 15:12:54 ubuntu plugininstall.py: