[Bug 1158932] [NEW] Not able to install grub during automatic install (alongside MacOs 10.8) on external hard drive with live-CD

[Tibmo]

Public bug reported:

Hello,

This is for Ubuntu 12.10 and ubiquity 2.12.16

the installer says that it is not able to install the grub on any
partition (I tried on the EFI partition on the macbook's internal hard
drive, the /boot partition of the external hd and the root of both hard
drives).

So then I choose "continue without installing the grub", and the
installer sends a bug report.

Also, I tried installing without connecting on internet and doing the
updates and it said that "it was not a stock version of ubuntu" (or
something like that) so it would not send the report, even though I
downloaded the installer directly from ubuntu website.

Cheers,
Thibaud

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: Fri Mar 22 19:03:44 2013
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: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


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

** Description changed:

  Hello,
- 
- There are no such files as syslog and partman in log/installer
  
  This is for Ubuntu 12.10 and ubiquity 2.12.16
  
  the installer says that it is not able to install the grub on any
  partition (I tried on the EFI partition on the macbook's internal hard
  drive, the /boot partition of the external hd and the root of both hard
  drives).
  
  So then I choose "continue without installing the grub", and the
  installer sends a bug report.
  
  Also, I tried installing without connecting on internet and doing the
  updates and it said that "it was not a stock version of ubuntu" (or
  something like that) so it would not send the report, even though I
  downloaded the installer directly from ubuntu website.
  
  Cheers,
  Thibaud
  
  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: Fri Mar 22 19:03:44 2013
  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
+  TERM=unknown
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  Not able to install grub during automatic install (alongside MacOs
  10.8) on external hard drive with live-CD

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hello,

  This is for Ubuntu 12.10 and ubiquity 2.12.16

  the installer says that it is not able to install the grub on any
  partition (I tried on the EFI partition on the macbook's internal hard
  drive, the /boot partition of the external hd and the root of both
  hard drives).

  So then I choose "continue without installing the grub", and the
  installer sends a bug report.

  Also, I tried installing without connecting on internet and doing the
  updates and it said that "it was not a stock version of ubuntu" (or
  something like that) so it would not send the report, even though I
  downloaded the installer directly from ubuntu website.

  Cheers,
  Thibaud

  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: Fri Mar 22 19:03:44 2013
  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: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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