[Bug 1181819] [NEW] Installer cannot install grub to any device

[Curtis Carter]

Public bug reported:

Installer works up to grub step then repeatedly states that grub cannot
be isntalled to selected device(s). I installed it on a freshly
formatted drive separate from windows.

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 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.315.1
Date: Sun May 19 12:52:53 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 amd64 (20130213)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=unknown
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 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 precise ubiquity-2.10.24

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Title:
  Installer cannot install grub to any device

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

Bug description:
  Installer works up to grub step then repeatedly states that grub
  cannot be isntalled to selected device(s). I installed it on a freshly
  formatted drive separate from windows.

  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 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.315.1
  Date: Sun May 19 12:52:53 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 amd64 (20130213)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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