[Bug 1683086] [NEW] grub fails to install on selected device

[Peter Jansen]

Public bug reported:

I originally tried to install the 32-bit version and grub failed to
install.  I booted into another installed linux distribution, mounted
the / partition and found only one directory, @.  Inside of @ was what
is normally in the / directory (all the main directories.)  I used btrfs
for the / and /opt directories.  I moved all the files from /@ to / and
was able to get the grub (from the other distribution) to find the
ubuntu 17.04 install and add it.  The install itself worked fine, just
that grub wouldn't install, so I could only boot into it from another
grub after fixing the root partition.

The bug basically was grub couldn't be installed on the chosen device.
Choose any other device or partition to install grub, it still fails.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: ubiquity 17.04.9 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-19.21-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.380
Date: Sat Apr 15 19:32:58 2017
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_NUMERIC=C.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-17.04.9 ubuntu zesty

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Title:
  grub fails to install on selected device

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I originally tried to install the 32-bit version and grub failed to
  install.  I booted into another installed linux distribution, mounted
  the / partition and found only one directory, @.  Inside of @ was what
  is normally in the / directory (all the main directories.)  I used
  btrfs for the / and /opt directories.  I moved all the files from /@
  to / and was able to get the grub (from the other distribution) to
  find the ubuntu 17.04 install and add it.  The install itself worked
  fine, just that grub wouldn't install, so I could only boot into it
  from another grub after fixing the root partition.

  The bug basically was grub couldn't be installed on the chosen device.
  Choose any other device or partition to install grub, it still fails.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: ubiquity 17.04.9 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-19.21-generic 4.10.8
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.380
  Date: Sat Apr 15 19:32:58 2017
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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