[Bug 972134] [NEW] grub bootloader fails to start and crashes Oneirec Ocelot installer

[Midnight Matt]

Public bug reported:

I've tried several times now to install Ubuntu 11.10 on an external hard
drive connected to a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop and each time the
installation failed and the installer crashed. The contents of both the
/var/log/syslog and the /var/log/partman files are attached as
requested.

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: Mon Apr  2 22:42:23 2012
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric ubiquity-2.8.7

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Title:
  grub bootloader fails to start and crashes Oneirec Ocelot installer

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I've tried several times now to install Ubuntu 11.10 on an external
  hard drive connected to a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop and each time the
  installation failed and the installer crashed. The contents of both
  the /var/log/syslog and the /var/log/partman files are attached as
  requested.

  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: Mon Apr  2 22:42:23 2012
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (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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