[Bug 1778383] [NEW] install failure, 18.04 grub install failure

[bert]

Public bug reported:

update to recent report on this failure on same system
install done from same USB and now to reformatting 120GB SSD as / and reformatting 2TB magnetic drive as /home, both as ext4.

solely 18.04 versions, no other operating systems.

motherboard may have dysfunctional USB ports. USB in a USB3 port, USB2
ports won't read the thumb drive.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubiquity 18.04.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.394
Date: Sat Jun 23 21:44:47 2018
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
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-18.04.14 ubuntu

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Title:
  install failure, 18.04 grub install failure

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  update to recent report on this failure on same system
  install done from same USB and now to reformatting 120GB SSD as / and reformatting 2TB magnetic drive as /home, both as ext4.

  solely 18.04 versions, no other operating systems.

  motherboard may have dysfunctional USB ports. USB in a USB3 port, USB2
  ports won't read the thumb drive.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ubiquity 18.04.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.394
  Date: Sat Jun 23 21:44:47 2018
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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