[Bug 1156102] [NEW] Ubuntu install fails on grub install

[Matthew Gardiner]

Public bug reported:

Installing Ubuntu 12.10, USB image created with Unetbootin. Booted first
to desktop, then installed from installer link. Grub fails to install on
/dev/sda1 (SSD), given opportunity to install to another partition,
selected Ubunut root partition (/dev/sdb2) - same error.

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 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.328
Date: Sat Mar 16 18:02:21 2013
InstallCmdLine: initrd=/ubninit file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash -- BOOT_IMAGE=/ubnkern
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
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: amd64 apport-bug quantal ubiquity-2.12.16

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Title:
  Ubuntu install fails on grub install

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

Bug description:
  Installing Ubuntu 12.10, USB image created with Unetbootin. Booted
  first to desktop, then installed from installer link. Grub fails to
  install on /dev/sda1 (SSD), given opportunity to install to another
  partition, selected Ubunut root partition (/dev/sdb2) - same error.

  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 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.328
  Date: Sat Mar 16 18:02:21 2013
  InstallCmdLine: initrd=/ubninit file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash -- BOOT_IMAGE=/ubnkern
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  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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