[Bug 1765955] [NEW] grub install failed when trying minimL install option from ubiquity on a multi drive system tried installing grub on sdb

[darkone778]

Public bug reported:

booted system into live usb environment to install. Went and chose
minimal option for install to a external USB hdd system runs install,
gets to installing grub comes up with reported error, chose a different
drive on the machine besides sdb and grub does not install on either the
internal hdd or nvme drive what so ever

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubiquity 18.04.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-15.16-generic 4.15.15
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.393
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Apr 21 09:29:46 2018
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180421)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 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 bionic ubiquity-18.04.9 ubuntu

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Title:
  grub install failed when trying minimL install option from ubiquity on
  a multi drive system tried installing grub on sdb

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  booted system into live usb environment to install. Went and chose
  minimal option for install to a external USB hdd system runs install,
  gets to installing grub comes up with reported error, chose a
  different drive on the machine besides sdb and grub does not install
  on either the internal hdd or nvme drive what so ever

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ubiquity 18.04.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-15.16-generic 4.15.15
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.393
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sat Apr 21 09:29:46 2018
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180421)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
   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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