[Bug 1565354] [NEW] grub2 installation crashes on fresh install

[Alex H]

Public bug reported:

1) Version: ubuntu mate 16.04 beta 2
2) Condition: fresh install, ubuntu and linux mint work on it and install fine.
3) What I expected to happen: finish installation
4) What happened instead: installation failed at grub2 install, then crash.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.51
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.368
Date: Sun Apr  3 00:19:07 2016
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta amd64 (20160323.1)
ProcEnviron:
 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 ubiquity-2.21.51 ubuntu-mate xenial

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Title:
  grub2 installation crashes on fresh install

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1) Version: ubuntu mate 16.04 beta 2
  2) Condition: fresh install, ubuntu and linux mint work on it and install fine.
  3) What I expected to happen: finish installation
  4) What happened instead: installation failed at grub2 install, then crash.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.51
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.368
  Date: Sun Apr  3 00:19:07 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta amd64 (20160323.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   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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