[Bug 1862922] [NEW] ubuntu installation crash on dual-boot (with Windows 7), multiple discs & partitions system

[Razvan Mihailescu-Baltag]

Public bug reported:

I tried to install the latest version of Ubuntu Studio from an USB
drive. It failed near the end with a fatal error and without me having
any hint on what to do for a corrective action. I would expect to have a
check or an option before going for the whole installation step to find
out there is a problem

PS There is another not-so-small issue I noticed: when using an empty
partition, on a system that has Windows 7 already installed and several
more partitions, I need to manually create the swap, EFI and the main
root partition for Ubuntu installation. The other options seem to
radical - eg cleaning up a whole disk. It would be nice for the
installer to take care of this step by proposing some defaults for the
most users, or customization for special needs.

Thank you!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: ubiquity 19.10.21
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-18.19-lowlatency 5.3.1
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-18-lowlatency x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.427
Date: Wed Feb 12 12:05:02 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntustudio.seed only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Studio 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=ro_RO.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=ro_RO.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 eoan ubiquity-19.10.21 ubuntustudio

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Title:
  ubuntu installation crash on dual-boot (with Windows 7), multiple
  discs & partitions system

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I tried to install the latest version of Ubuntu Studio from an USB
  drive. It failed near the end with a fatal error and without me having
  any hint on what to do for a corrective action. I would expect to have
  a check or an option before going for the whole installation step to
  find out there is a problem

  PS There is another not-so-small issue I noticed: when using an empty
  partition, on a system that has Windows 7 already installed and
  several more partitions, I need to manually create the swap, EFI and
  the main root partition for Ubuntu installation. The other options
  seem to radical - eg cleaning up a whole disk. It would be nice for
  the installer to take care of this step by proposing some defaults for
  the most users, or customization for special needs.

  Thank you!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
  Package: ubiquity 19.10.21
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-18.19-lowlatency 5.3.1
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-18-lowlatency x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.427
  Date: Wed Feb 12 12:05:02 2020
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntustudio.seed only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Studio 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=ro_RO.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=ro_RO.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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