[Bug 883343] Re: System unable to install boot loader on any drives during recovery install

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Exception during installation:
Oct 28 17:44:39 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Oct 28 17:44:39 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1641, in <module>
Oct 28 17:44:39 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Oct 28 17:44:39 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Oct 28 17:44:39 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Oct 28 17:44:39 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 199, in run
Oct 28 17:44:39 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
Oct 28 17:44:39 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 955, in configure_bootloader
Oct 28 17:44:39 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Oct 28 17:44:39 ubuntu plugininstall.py: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Oct 28 17:44:39 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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Title:
  System unable to install boot loader on any drives during recovery
  install

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I was trying to recover a previously working installation to an SSD on
  a marvel sata3 6.0gb/s using ext4. Attempted to reinstall system and I
  cannot install boot loader on any of my drives including the target
  drive or any other drive. System produces a fatal error every time.

  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 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Fri Oct 28 17:45:40 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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