[Bug 1088103] [NEW] grub-install /dev/sd?? failed regardless of partition

[Per Kjeldaas]

Public bug reported:

I was trying a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10, and it almost completed
the installation, having a window open to restart the computer.  Then an
error message like the one above came up, after which I got a choice of
partitions in which to install grub.  Every one I tried came up with the
same error message, so I just had to abort the installation.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubiquity 2.12.16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.328
Date: Sat Dec  8 20:25:51 2012
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=unknown
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal ubiquity-2.12.16

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Title:
  grub-install /dev/sd?? failed regardless of partition

Status in “grub-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I was trying a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10, and it almost completed
  the installation, having a window open to restart the computer.  Then
  an error message like the one above came up, after which I got a
  choice of partitions in which to install grub.  Every one I tried came
  up with the same error message, so I just had to abort the
  installation.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.12.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.328
  Date: Sat Dec  8 20:25:51 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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