[Bug 889658] Re: GRUB install step failed with installing Ubuntu 11.10 along side of Windows

[Ubuntu Foundation's Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Nov 12 17:43:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Nov 12 17:43:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1641, in <module>
Nov 12 17:43:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Nov 12 17:43:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Nov 12 17:43:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Nov 12 17:43:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 199, in run
Nov 12 17:43:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
Nov 12 17:43:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 955, in configure_bootloader
Nov 12 17:43:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Nov 12 17:43:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Nov 12 17:43:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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Title:
  GRUB install step failed with installing Ubuntu 11.10 along side of
  Windows

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  GRUB install step failed.
  Wanted to install Ubuntu 11.10 on a PC that Already had Windows and so dual boot between them.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Sat Nov 12 17:44:17 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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