[Bug 1407797] [NEW] Crash during install - improper write to wrong device

[emk2203]

Public bug reported:

Setup is on a system with /dev/sda through /dev/sde, /dev/sde is the
disk to install to. Automatic partition was used.

/dev/sda through /dev/sdd have UEFI + zfs --> not writable by grub.
Installer tries to install grub to /dev/sda and crashes.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubiquity 2.18.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.340
Date: Mon Jan  5 22:06:31 2015
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_DE.UTF-8
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty ubiquity-2.18.8 ubuntu

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Title:
  Crash during install - improper write to wrong device

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Setup is on a system with /dev/sda through /dev/sde, /dev/sde is the
  disk to install to. Automatic partition was used.

  /dev/sda through /dev/sdd have UEFI + zfs --> not writable by grub.
  Installer tries to install grub to /dev/sda and crashes.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  Date: Mon Jan  5 22:06:31 2015
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=de_DE.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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