[Bug 1220987] [NEW] install failed "grub install dummy" failed, fatal error

[Ellen Hardin]

Public bug reported:

When attempting to install Ubuntu, I am unable to finish due to failure
of grub install.  I get error message:

"grub install dummy failed"  This is a fatal error.

I have tried several times with variations of how installed, and all
fail with the same error message.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: ubiquity 2.14.6 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.330
Date: Wed Sep  4 19:15:42 2013
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
MarkForUpload: True
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 raring ubiquity-2.14.6 xubuntu

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Title:
  install failed "grub install dummy" failed, fatal error

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

Bug description:
  When attempting to install Ubuntu, I am unable to finish due to
  failure of grub install.  I get error message:

  "grub install dummy failed"  This is a fatal error.

  I have tried several times with variations of how installed, and all
  fail with the same error message.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.14.6 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.330
  Date: Wed Sep  4 19:15:42 2013
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  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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