[Bug 1169605] Re: Ubiquity installs grub to flash boot drive instead of hd

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Apr 16 14:47:55 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Apr 16 14:47:55 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1730, in <module>
Apr 16 14:47:55 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Apr 16 14:47:55 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Apr 16 14:47:55 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Apr 16 14:47:55 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 204, in run
Apr 16 14:47:55 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
Apr 16 14:47:55 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1007, in configure_bootloader
Apr 16 14:47:55 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Apr 16 14:47:55 ubuntu plugininstall.py: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Apr 16 14:47:55 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  Ubiquity installs grub to flash boot drive instead of hd

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I just tried to install ubuntu 12.04.2 on my desktop, but it couldn't
  set up grub. It crashed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.24
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-23.35~precise1-generic 3.5.7.2
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.315.1
  Date: Tue Apr 16 16:48:03 2013
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130213)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=hu_HU.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=hu_HU.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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