[Bug 1661918] [NEW] unable to add new entry to boot record

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Public bug reported:

I already have four entries in boot record.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: ubiquity 16.10.14 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.379
Date: Sat Feb  4 22:41:26 2017
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
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-16.10.14 ubuntu-mate yakkety

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Title:
  unable to add new entry to boot record

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I already have four entries in boot record.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: ubiquity 16.10.14 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.379
  Date: Sat Feb  4 22:41:26 2017
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
  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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