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

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Jan  5 21:06:19 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Jan  5 21:06:19 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1770, in <module>
Jan  5 21:06:19 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Jan  5 21:06:19 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 78, in wrapper
Jan  5 21:06:19 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Jan  5 21:06:19 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 241, in run
Jan  5 21:06:19 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self.configure_bootloader()
Jan  5 21:06:19 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1026, in configure_bootloader
Jan  5 21:06:19 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
Jan  5 21:06:19 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: ubiquity.install_misc.InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1
Jan  5 21:06:19 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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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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