[Bug 985836] Re: Failed to install grub in expert mode

Thu Apr 19 22:34:58 UTC 2012

Looking at your logs, this look like a version mismatch between package
on the media and packages on your local mirror.

You seem to have done the install using de.archive.ubuntu.com which may have outdated packages explaining that failure.
Could you try installing with archive.ubuntu.com instead or install without internet connectivity?

Thanks

** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Failed to install grub in expert mode

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Based on this test: http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Install/AlternateExpert
  And on this image: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/20120419/precise-alternate-i386.iso
  Installation was performed on VirtualBox:
  virtualbox-4.1:
    Installed: 4.1.12-77245~Ubuntu~natty
    Candidate: 4.1.12-77245~Ubuntu~natty
    Version table:
   *** 4.1.12-77245~Ubuntu~natty 0
          500 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/ natty/contrib i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  Below is part of syslog corresponding to grub installation. Full syslog is attached to report.

  Apr 19 19:06:27 main-menu[287]: INFO: Menu item 'grub-installer' selected
  Apr 19 19:06:27 grub-installer: info: architecture: i386/generic
  Apr 19 19:06:28 in-target: Reading package lists...
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: Building dependency tree...
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: Reading state information...
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:  language-pack-gnome-en : Depends: language-pack-gnome-en-base (>= 1:12.04+20120417) but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: E
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: :
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
  Apr 19 19:06:30 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: Reading package lists...
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: Building dependency tree...
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: Reading state information...
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:  language-pack-gnome-en : Depends: language-pack-gnome-en-base (>= 1:12.04+20120417) but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: E
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: :
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
  Apr 19 19:06:32 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:33 grub-installer: info: Identified partition label for /dev/sda1: msdos
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-legacy
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi-amd64-bin
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi-amd64
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi-ia32-bin
  Apr 19 19:06:34 grub-installer: dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching grub-efi-ia32
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Reading package lists...
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Building dependency tree...
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Reading state information...
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:  grub-pc : Depends: grub-common but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:            Depends: grub2-common (= 1.99-21ubuntu3) but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:            Depends: grub-pc-bin (= 1.99-21ubuntu3) but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:            Depends: grub-gfxpayload-lists but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:  language-pack-gnome-en : Depends: language-pack-gnome-en-base (>= 1:12.04+20120417) but it is not going to be installed
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: E
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: :
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
  Apr 19 19:06:35 in-target:
  Apr 19 19:06:36 grub-installer: info: Calling 'apt-install grub-pc' failed
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): chroot: can't execute 'grub-probe': No such file or directory
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): chroot: can't execute 'grub-probe': No such file or directory
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): File descriptor 3 (pipe:[6948]) leaked on lvdisplay invocation.
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):  Parent PID 11372: /bin/sh
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): File descriptor 4 (/dev/pts/0) leaked on lvdisplay invocation.
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):  Parent PID 11372: /bin/sh
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): File descriptor 5 (/dev/pts/0) leaked on lvdisplay invocation.
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):  Parent PID 11372: /bin/sh
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): File descriptor 6 (/dev/pts/0) leaked on lvdisplay invocation.
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):  Parent PID 11372: /bin/sh
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): Volume group "sda" not found
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159): Skipping volume group sda
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: (process:11159):
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: INFO: Menu item 'grub-installer' succeeded but requested to be left unconfigured.
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: DEBUG: resolver (libnewt0.52): package doesn't exist (ignored)
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: DEBUG: resolver (ext2-modules): package doesn't exist (ignored)
  Apr 19 19:06:46 main-menu[287]: DEBUG: resolver (efi-modules): package doesn't exist (ignored)

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