[Bug 1241867] [NEW] installing with LVM over old install with LVM results in unable to install bootloader

[Matt Hanyok]

Public bug reported:

Got this error about being unable to install the bootloader. I'm
installing a clean 13.10, with the LVM option selected, over top of my
previous 13.04 install (also had LVM enabled on that). I'm not doing an
upgrade install.

I tried manually partitioning and was unable to remove the pre-existing
LVM setup which showed up under "dev-mapper". No matter what I tried to
select, it was always "in use" and couldn't be removed.

The only solution that worked was to partially overwrite the drive with
dd (if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda) and do a clean install.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: ubiquity 2.15.26
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
Date: Fri Oct 18 18:56:07 2013
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy ubiquity-2.15.26 ubuntu

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Title:
  installing with LVM over old install with LVM results in unable to
  install bootloader

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

Bug description:
  Got this error about being unable to install the bootloader. I'm
  installing a clean 13.10, with the LVM option selected, over top of my
  previous 13.04 install (also had LVM enabled on that). I'm not doing
  an upgrade install.

  I tried manually partitioning and was unable to remove the pre-
  existing LVM setup which showed up under "dev-mapper". No matter what
  I tried to select, it was always "in use" and couldn't be removed.

  The only solution that worked was to partially overwrite the drive
  with dd (if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda) and do a clean install.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.15.26
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  Date: Fri Oct 18 18:56:07 2013
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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