[Bug 1769404] [NEW] grub-installer fails during installation

[Yevhen]

Public bug reported:

I choose to install Ubuntu 18.04 on /dev/sdb without opening advanced
partitioning tool. I expect grub to be installed on same partition. But
it seems grub-installer tries to install grub on /dev/sda by default. It
fails to do so.

The workaround I found is to open advanced partitioning tool, change
grub installation partition to /dev/sdb, go back, and again choose
Ubuntu installation on /dev/sdb

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
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun May  6 00:21:57 2018
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
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-18.04.14 ubuntu

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Title:
  grub-installer fails during installation

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I choose to install Ubuntu 18.04 on /dev/sdb without opening advanced
  partitioning tool. I expect grub to be installed on same partition.
  But it seems grub-installer tries to install grub on /dev/sda by
  default. It fails to do so.

  The workaround I found is to open advanced partitioning tool, change
  grub installation partition to /dev/sdb, go back, and again choose
  Ubuntu installation on /dev/sdb

  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
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sun May  6 00:21:57 2018
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  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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