[Bug 1773948] [NEW] grub write error on install

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Public bug reported:

second attempt

SSDs on system
/dev/sda    Samsung EVO 840 250 GB   - used for elementary linux - loki
/dev/sdb    Samsung EVO 840 120 GB   - trying to install ubuntu 18 LTS into

ran SMART diags on both SSDs ... no errors showing

NOTE -- right now I cannot boot into EITHER ... 
Grub2 is broken and will not let me fix
and Stupid me ... this is my main home PC
the other disk seems to have my data and OS on it
just i cannot seen to be able to boot to it

on clean install of ubuntu 18 LTS

trying to install on second SSD on my system
(first has Elementary 0.4.1 Loki)

went to terminal manually created partitions with fdisk

fdisk /dev/sdb
created 3 new partitions
/dev/sdb1   /boot       1 GB
/dev/sdb2   swap       16 GB
/dev/sdb3   /          remaining 

did another INSTALL

fails again at same spot ... GRUB 2 write issue

previous time ... tried Boot-Repair ... no good

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
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.394
Date: Tue May 29 05:38:19 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:
  grub write error on install

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  second attempt

  SSDs on system
  /dev/sda    Samsung EVO 840 250 GB   - used for elementary linux - loki
  /dev/sdb    Samsung EVO 840 120 GB   - trying to install ubuntu 18 LTS into

  ran SMART diags on both SSDs ... no errors showing

  NOTE -- right now I cannot boot into EITHER ... 
  Grub2 is broken and will not let me fix
  and Stupid me ... this is my main home PC
  the other disk seems to have my data and OS on it
  just i cannot seen to be able to boot to it

  on clean install of ubuntu 18 LTS

  trying to install on second SSD on my system
  (first has Elementary 0.4.1 Loki)

  went to terminal manually created partitions with fdisk

  fdisk /dev/sdb
  created 3 new partitions
  /dev/sdb1   /boot       1 GB
  /dev/sdb2   swap       16 GB
  /dev/sdb3   /          remaining 

  did another INSTALL

  fails again at same spot ... GRUB 2 write issue

  previous time ... tried Boot-Repair ... no good

  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
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.394
  Date: Tue May 29 05:38:19 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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