[Bug 1704828] [NEW] Installer crashed at "Installing the 'grub2' package".

[Garry Pavento]

Public bug reported:

I was directed here automatically while attempting to install Ubuntu
17.04 Desktop, amd64, from a DVD in a SATA drive with a SATA to USB
connection.  The installation is to a SATA drive.

Cleared SATA drive before installing.

   fdisk -l /dev/sda reports 488397168 sectors
   dd count=100000 if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda
   dd count=100000 seek=488297168 if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda

UEFI install.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: ubiquity 17.04.9
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: Mon Jul 17 13:07:24 2017
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity 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:
  Installer crashed at "Installing the 'grub2' package".

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I was directed here automatically while attempting to install Ubuntu
  17.04 Desktop, amd64, from a DVD in a SATA drive with a SATA to USB
  connection.  The installation is to a SATA drive.

  Cleared SATA drive before installing.

     fdisk -l /dev/sda reports 488397168 sectors
     dd count=100000 if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda
     dd count=100000 seek=488297168 if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda

  UEFI install.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: ubiquity 17.04.9
  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: Mon Jul 17 13:07:24 2017
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity 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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